tapas Sense 1 verb English. Gets critically involved in something one may avoid. Example sentence: Subanen. Kali' pegbunu' si Sinian muka' si Baton, dekag ni Labay ibangan si Baton, si Labay laak sungkini mibunu'en, mitapas ni Baton su gama'en. Kaas, sa' duuni megbunu', ndi'a lamug, pu' metapasa, labi na sa' gebii. English. When Sinian and Baton were fighting, when Labay helped Baton, it was Labay that instead got killed, Baton fatally involved his father. So, if there are some fighting, don't get mixed into it, because you'll get involved fatally, moreso if at night. Example sentence: Subanen. Bati', mitapasu lai ya'a, kana' lai tinibaba'. English. Brother-in-law, I punched you, it wasn't intentional. Sense 2 English. Takes s.o. else's possessions or farms over one's neighbor's boundary unintentionally. Example sentence: Subanen. Sa' pimetang kana' dani'a peduma mu dun malap laak kana' da tinibaba' paingalan dun mitapas. English. If a possession that isn't yours comes along with what you take, but not intentionally, that's called tapas. c.f. salap Generic. alap