batak Sense 1 verb English. For many to confront or attack one. Example sentence: Subanen. Ditu tebu'an nami, duuni getaw ngalanen si Mesandal, binatak sepulu' tawan, suntukay. English. At our market, there was a man named Mesandal, attacked by ten men, beaten. Sense 2 English. For s.o. or s.t. to be helped by many. Example sentence: Subanen. Kig baalen ta kini, betaken ta baalay. English. What we're doing here, many of us are helping at doing.