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subey
sabey
ought; would; should; must; with past tense, had to.
Subey niyah nabang aku.
There ought to be someone to help me./ There must be someone to help me.
Subey niyah na lahing.
There should be a coconut now./ [We] should have a coconut.
Mbal aku katagnah subey luun na lahing.
I cannot start, coconut must be present now [before the meal can be prepared].
Eh na matal aku hangkan aku toggol, basa subey aku mag-eyl pabeleng.
I was made unclean by him, that is why I was so long, because I had to [do the] religious washing over again.
Subey na eh ku notoh penga kahekahan, bohoh buwah paheka.
Most of the branches must be pruned now by me, then [they will produce] lots of fruit.
Subey kelohan ku magbalharapan kami duwa.
My desire would be [that] we two face each other.
I would like us to face each other in person.
Mbal na kow payu mitu, subey kow nibintaan na ni lahat dikayuh.
You are not being bought here, you should [go] now to another place now to be found by a potential spouse. [The "bought" here is used idiomatically.]
No one here seems romantically interested in you, you should go somewhere else to become the "new kid on the block".
subay (Sim, Tan)
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