subay
adverb
English. Characteristically required of s.t., of necessity, must, needs to, should, unless.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Subay siligan ig balay kiin, pu' su nga sigbet megambelambel gupia.
Example sentence:
Subanen. The house needs to be swept, the grass is really in the way.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sa' mangay ditug Bayug, subay megbaklay, pu' nda'iduni tedak mangay ditug Bubuan.
English. Whoever goes to Bayog must hike, because there are no vehicles going to Bubuan.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sembag si Mang Bastian, “Baa naan, ndi'u mekpetuud dini'a, bagel mu, megela'a dig butilya, subay maita'u sa' andun mu dun pekseled.”
English. Mang Bastian said, “Intj., I don't believe you, you couldn't fit in that bottle, a big fellow like you. Unless I see how you
get in, (I won't believe it).”
Synonym. papas 1
c.f. basta; segaga