tegen verb English. Ties slats of wood, palm, or bamboo together for flooring or walling. Example sentence: Subanen. Peglalag su megulang, peglaad su gembata'. Iini gentukanen, gatung muka' tegen. English. (A riddle:) The adult walks, the child steps over. This is the answer, wall plates and floor slats. Idiom: basa' tegen English. Of a home owner, holds a housewarming party. Synonym. pa'uyug