daan 1 adjective English. Compares the previous state of an entity, activity or abstraction with the current state, is old, original, out-of-fashion, previous, used, worn out. Example sentence: Subanen. Daan na igbed. English. It was tied up before. pedaan verb English. Does s.t. beforehand, ahead of time, in advance. Example sentence: Subanen. Mikpedaan meksukat, nda' nai kulang nilan. English. They gathered provisions ahead of time, so they lack nothing. Idiom: daansama' adverb English. At a time previous to now: earlier, formerly, previously. Example sentence: Subanen. Daansama' pipegali'u amu, adun ndi' amu metekawan dun. English. I cautioned you about that previously, so it wouldn't take you by surprise. verb English. Informs s.o. previous to some other reference in time. Example sentence: Subanen. Pidaansama'u diniu, mpuli' dau. English. I told you previously that I would come back. Synonym. daan 1; gandang; gandang; sida'an In group with: danul Idiom: daan benwa noun English. One's place of origin, home area. Idiom: daangyup noun English. Side-effect, esp. of natural calamity, or s.t. such as the swelling of lymph nodes. Example sentence: Subanen. Duun ig bagyu di melayu', pu' minateng dini ig daangyupen. English. There is a major storm somewhere far, because its side-effects have reached here [in this case usu. constant cloudiness, mild wind, and light rain].. Synonym. teliksik