saan Sense 1 adverb English. When counting or enumerating indicates approximation. Example sentence: Subanen. Sug beklug ditug Dipolog begudin, duun saani lima gatus kumpungeni minampu' dun. English. That beklug ceremony in Dipolog City a few years ago, there were likely five hundred communities that attended. Sense 2 English. Indicates possibility, maybe. Example sentence: Subanen. “Duun saani peksaluy kelabaw ditu Titik?” “Ta' dun, mabu' saan dun.” English. “Do you think there is anyone in Titik selling a water buffalo?” “I don't know; maybe there is.” Synonym. mabu'