kerat-kerat v Affixes -em-, -en, -an, pa-, ma-an English To do s.t. too forcefully or roughly, not gently enough. Example sentence Tagbanwa Magayen ega kérat-keráten mu, ka marasík i ribru ku ngayán. English Youd́ better not handle it so roughly, because my book might get torn. Example sentence Tagbanwa “Únuka ega napisi' muy dakulá' ngayáng seda'?” “Abáa, Agsa, napakérat-kerátan kung elep aypa' nakabati'.” English “Why didn't you get that big fish?” “Alas, Friend, I made my approach too forcefully so it was alerted.” See alsokeseg