matag adverb English. Arbitrarily, inadvertently, thoughtlessly, of what happens essentially without deliberation or apparent reason. Example sentence: Subanen. Sala tawani minatay, mesuklian matag sepulu' tawan. English. One person dies, one is arbitrarily replaced by ten. Example sentence: Subanen. Sa' matag na maan begu palay, sa' ndi' memetang, mekegladu. English. If one thoughtlessly eats newly harvested rice which has not been sacrificed for, one is subject to illness. Synonym. laksap 1 Antonym. tibaba'