takes Sense 1 verb English. Measures s.t. by pouring it in a measuring container. Example sentence: Subanen. Nda' metakesi palay. English. The rice hasn't been measured. Synonym. aal Sense 2 English. Tests prowess of s.o.. Example sentence: Subanen. Su nga gukum, iin ig betad nilan, sa' mekita', mektakes tinawan, adun mesuunan sa' tai' metau dinilan. English. This is how arbiters act, when they happen to meet, they try each other's arbitration skills, so that it will be known just who is the more skilled among them. c.f. gagis