apas Sense v Affixes mag-*, m-, -en, i-, -an English To force oneself on to reach oneś destination inspite of difficulties. Example sentence Tagbanwa Inapas kuy balay, maski madlém. English I forced myself on to reach the house even though it was dark. See alsoeres Sense v ápa-apásan (fixed form) English To take a long time because of some difficulty or hold-up. Example sentence Tagbanwa Ápa-apásan i ikiya'but namet Kulangdanum ka dí'ki-dí'kit matay i mákina. English It took us a long time to get to Kulangdanum because every few minutes the engine would die. Example sentence Tagbanwa Ápa-apásan aku ka'but ka masakít i a'ay ku. English I took a long time to reach there because my foot hurt. Example sentence Tagbanwa Ápa-apásan i ikiyasabat namet kanirá. English It took us a long time to restrain them. Example sentence Tagbanwa Pagpata'wag ku katdelem, ápa-apásan sira tumubag ka mamag'i'lam. English When I called to them last night it took a long time before they answered because they were afraid. See alsoagtang See alsoelay