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abut
1.
N-, -an
to reach something spatially or temporally; to attain; to get; to get to something before the occurrence of a succeeding action; in this sense, to catch.
Abutan ta kau anu naan.
I shall reach that thing [for] you.
Mbal bey ngabut aku dambulan mele.
I didn't reach one month there.
I was there less than a month.
Iyan greyd bey taabut-na?
What grade was he able to reach?
What was the highest grade he attained?
Abutun aku!
Catch me! [as in a game]
Abutin aku.
Reach [it] for me.
Pag taabut mele, magkarugalan na sab anak sultan ma reyoh.
When [he] was able to reach there, the king's child was again now troubled down [there on the earth].
When he was able to get there, the king's child was in a sweat down there.
Mbal aku bey makaabut deyng.
I was unable to get the fish [before it had been sold].
2.
ta-
to afford.
Mbal taabut kami.
We cannot afford [it].
3.
ta-
to catch a person in an act.
To catch a person in the act of something, does not necessarily mean to physically take hold of a person.
Ley taabut ku ya ngoddoh maras.
I happened to catch him stealing papaya.
Ley taabut-na handa-na maka lalla siddi.
He happened to catch his wife with another man.
4.
pag-, -an
to catch up to someone.
Mingga bey pag-abutan bi?
Where did you catch up with each other?
pag taabut
‘time’ when the time came; when the time arrived.
From a folktale
When the time came to bathe the king's child...
pag taabut minaan
‘time’ from that point; from that time.
From a folktale
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