aat Sense v Affixes mag-, m-, -en, i-, ma- English To say. Example sentence Tagbanwa Siyu i nag'áat? English Who said? Example sentence Tagbanwa In may ka'ilangan, aaten mu lamáng. English If there's something you need, just say. Example sentence Tagbanwa Ka'aat ka duwá! English (Itś so big) you might say there are two! v maamaatan (fixed form) English Are/were saying (of many actors). Example sentence Tagbanwa Maamaatan sirá, “Ega kami minsi'!”. English They were all saying, “We didn't take it!”. v maat (fixed form) English Said. Example sentence Tagbanwa “Éga nay du'ún”, maat ya. English “There are no more there now”, he said. See alsoampang See alsoatna See alsosugid See alsotagu' Sense v pa'aaten (fixed form) English To mean, refer to. Example sentence Tagbanwa Kanyá i pa'aaten nga U'uybut Tupa. English He is the one referred to as the Lamb. Sense v magpá'a-pa'áat English To state, assert (used in reporting speech, as in giving a message or relating a dream). Example sentence Tagbanwa Magpá'a-pa'áat baytí tugun ya, in nakaseda' kamu patabanan mi. English His message states, if you've caught some fish, send it with me. Example sentence Tagbanwa Magpá'a-pa'áat yan, mga manigdagang, arit mabway bayán magpadiskubri nat rugar tami ngaytú. English They assert that they're traveling salesmen, whereas in a while they'll be sizing up our place for openings. Sense áate-áaten n English Secret. Sense v ireg aaten (fixed form) English To mean, have the meaning (lit. want to say). Example sentence Tagbanwa Unuy ireg mung aaten? English What do you mean? Example sentence Tagbanwa Unuy ireg aaten it ampang nga kasesleman? English What does the word kasesleman mean? Sense mag'áat-áat English Make haste, be hasty (lit. talking-talking). Example sentence Tagbanwa Únuka mag'a'dung pa'? Mag'áat-áat nat kayeg, isa'un ma'butat ka'ugtú dadakulá' nagáy makayeg. English Why are you still sitting down? Make haste with harvesting so when noon comes there will be a lot gathered in. Example sentence Tagbanwa Mag'áat-áat nat panaw ka, isa'un magka'but it pag'abutun! English Make haste (starting) on your journey so you can reach where you're going! Example sentence Tagbanwa Ega ba' mag'áat-áat it gu'rap. Tíli-tíliyen da'án. Barang may patáy. Maka'uyut ka! English Don't be hasty to climb that tree. Inspect it first. Maybe there are dead branches which might break and you will fall with it! Derivative maat adv Note Just when about to, when trying to; if only...