aten Sense pron English Us (1st pers. pl. non-focused direct or indirect object pronoun inclusive of addressee). Example sentence Tagbanwa Sirá i miyusig it aten. English They are the ones who chased us. Example sentence Tagbanwa Ipiyagbegay nirá it aten i úba'úbat. English They gave us the medicine. Sense pron English Ours (1st pers. pl. possessive pronoun incl. of addressee). Example sentence Tagbanwa Aten i paray ngayán. English That rice is ours. Example sentence Tagbanwa Aten na i buwát ngaytú. English This job is ours now. v Affixes ma- English To be ours. Example sentence Tagbanwa Na'aten baytú ka kitay piyasúbliyan ya. English This became ours because we are the ones he caused to inherit it. poss adj English Our (incl). Grammar Aten is used when the poss. adj. is in the emphatic pre-noun phrase position. Otherwise, ta or tami is used. Example sentence Tagbanwa Ari manggíd i aten nga píli'en? (Ari manggíd i píli'en ta?) English Which one shall we choose? See alsoamen See alsota See alsotami