basta Sense conj English As long as, provided. Example sentence Tagbanwa Basta ega muran tum'úg i rambay. English Provided it doesn't rain, the clothes will dry. Example sentence Tagbanwa Maski ba' unu, basta badyu' na. English It doesn't matter which, so long as itś a shirt. See alsoin See alsomintras See alsosukur Sense adj básta-básta Affixes neg. English Special, not just ordinary. adj babásta-bastáen Affixes neg. English Exceptionally great, very special. Example sentence Tagbanwa Ega babásta-bastáen i regat iyáng mga payung. English The price of those umbrellas is very great. Sense adv básta-básta Affixes neg. English Not easily; not too readily. Example sentence Tagbanwa Ega básta-básta mangindi' sirat pámaya' ka tálagang makseg nay pámaya' nirá. English They won't easily drop their belief because their belief is really strong now. Example sentence Tagbanwa Du'ut Manila', ega básta-básta makasléd i mga mananakaw ka dakél i mga guwárdiya. English In Manila thieves can't get into (buildings) easily because there are many guards. Sense subray basta adj Note Exceedingly plentiful. Example sentence Tagbanwa Subray basta i kapuk kaytí. English Cassava is exceedingly plentiful now.