gayen Sense adj Affixes ma- English Good; nice; pretty, beautiful. Example sentence Tagbanwa Magayen ka ipiyagta'wag mu. Natudu' i yu'gut ku. English Itś good that you called me. Id́ left my machete behind. Example sentence Tagbanwa Ega magayen i adat ya. English His ways are not good. adv Affixes ma- English Well. Example sentence Tagbanwa Magka'rutan mu it magayen nga bawal yan! English You know well that thatś forbidden! n kagayenan English Splendor, goodness, privileged circumstances. n Affixes ka- English Good quality. Sense v Affixes mag-*, -um- English To improve, get better (as of sickness). Example sentence Tagbanwa Gimnayen na kanyá. English He|́bs got better now. Example sentence Tagbanwa Gumayen nagá bay sarut it taw ngayán in sunudun yay ináat ngayát duktúr. English That fellowś illness would get better if hed́ obey what the doctor said. adj gáyen-gáyen Affixes ma- English A bit better. Example sentence Tagbanwa Magáyen-gáyen na kanyá. English Heś a bit better now. v gáyen-gáyen Affixes -um- English To improve a bit. Example sentence Tagbanwa Gumáyen-gáyen lamáng kanyá, muli' kamí na bayán. English If he just improves a bit, weĺl go home then. Example sentence Tagbanwa Maski ba' únu'un mu pat gumáyen-gáyen, ega nay kagayenan ya ka lági-lági na. English No matter what you do so it will improve a bit, itś not much good (lit. has no goodness) any more because itś old now. Sense v Affixes magka- English To prosper. Example sentence Tagbanwa Nagkagayen i iyáng mga taw ka inildawan it kiya'rutan nga magkapdek it sarut. English Those people have prospered since theyv́e been blessed with knowledge about how to cure disease. Example sentence Tagbanwa Tálagang magmagayen i kabetangan it iyáng taw ka mapa'res baw mapikir. English That fellowś situation is really prospering because heś industrious and intellegent. Sense v Affixes magka- English To be reconciled. Example sentence Tagbanwa Nagkagayen nay duwa nga namagrara'et nga banwa. English (The people of) those two places who were fighting each other have been reconciled now. Sense v kagayen (fixed form) English Having a good relationship. Example sentence Tagbanwa Kagayen akú it iyáng mga taw. English I have a good relationship with those folk (implying they are good to me, they trust me). Sense v Affixes mang- English To grow well (of plants). Example sentence Tagbanwa Tá'un-tá'un nay getém ka ega magpanggayen i paray. English Every year now there is hunger because the rice does|rn't grow well. Sense v gáyen-gáyen Affixes -en, pa-, pa-en English To do well, do properly; conduct oneself well. Example sentence Tagbanwa Gáyen-gayénen muy panrara it ikamen. English Do the weaving of the mat well (i.e. multicolored). Example sentence Tagbanwa Gáyen-gayénen muy buwat. English Do the work properly. Example sentence Tagbanwa Pagáyen-gáyen kamút tindeg. English Stand properly (lit. do your standing properly). Example sentence Tagbanwa Pakagáyen-gáyen ka, ka ikaw si yan i pagdangpen it katatáawan. English Conduct yourself well because youŕe the one now to whom people come for help. Example sentence Tagbanwa Idawa' mut pagáyen-gáyen. English Put it away properly. Sense n English Flavor. Example sentence Tagbanwa Unuy gayen ya? English What is its flavor? adj Affixes ma- English Tasty, delicious. See alsota'am Sense v Affixes ma-, fixed form English To like. Example sentence Tagbanwa Magayen ku yan. English I like that. Sense v Affixes maka- English To be pleased. Example sentence Tagbanwa Makagayen akú in may mabut nga surat. English I|́bll be pleased if a letter arrives. See alsosagya v pakugáyenen English To be glad about; feel encouraged about s.t., look on the bright side. Example sentence Tagbanwa In beté' may matáy, maat it magugurang, yan in pakugáyenen ta nay kanya ngayán, ega nay kanyang kakuri'an. English Suppose someone dies, the old folk say, we can feel encouraged about his being gone because he no longer has any hardships. Example sentence Tagbanwa In pakugáyenen kuy imyu ngayán, kurang i ilamunun ka geba'. English I would feel encouraged about your field (i.e. not so worried about the state of it). Thereś not much weeding because itś virgin forest. Example sentence Tagbanwa Únuka pakugáyenen mu gay nagated i ma'iba mu? English Why are you glad your companion got hurt? Example sentence Tagbanwa Isan da'pa' pakugáyenen it yanay seked it napisi'. English One does|rn't feel good about having caught so little.