geba'2
Sense
v
Affixes mag-*, -m-, i-, -an
English To fall to the ground from a standing position (as of trees).
Example sentence
Tagbanwa
Ipiyagba' ya i arigi du'ut pagbalayen.
English He laid the posts down (lit. let fall to the ground) at the building site.
adj
magéba-géba'
English Almost losing balance, falling over.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa
Magéba-géba' i panaw ya.
English He almost
falls
over when he walks (lit. His walking is almost
falling
over).
See alsobegtas
See alsogeneb
See alsogesneb
Sense
fig v
Affixes -an
English To collapse, not work out.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Ega bay gimba'an ya.
English It didn't
work
out (lit. There was nowhere it fell).
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Basta paggéba-géba' i rundingan nirá, ega nagáy paglapusan it mu'sá.
English While their discussions keep
collapsing, nothing will be accomplished.
See alsokeleb
See alsoulug