ta'
particle
English. General question marking particle, what? who?
Example sentence:
Subanen. Si Uan kiin, ta'i baalenen?
English. What is What's-his-name doing here?
Synonym. alandun
tai'
particle
English. A contraction of the question marking particle and the determiner, -i
Example sentence:
Subanen. Pelai, tai' migbundel dig bulsa mu kiin.
English. Intj., what's made your pocket bulge there?
Idiom: ta' dun
Variant. tadun
English. A disclaimer of responsibility, who knows?
Example sentence:
Subanen. “Tanda' ma minangay su nga gembata'?” “Baa, tadun, nda'u mesuunayi gingayan nilan.”
English. “Where have the children gone?” “I don't know; I didn't learn where they were going.”
Idiom: ta'...dun
English. A construction into which one inserts a verb to create the real question, why, what is the reason that, as opposed to the
rhetorical question, why, which is an insult.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ta' ma daani ndi' kimputan dun gsigbet, meliang bianay.
English. What would be the reason it wouldn't (trail) be overgrown, when it is seldom used?