keseg Sense v Affixes mag-, -m-, -en, i-, -an English To become strong (as children with good nutrition); to grow well (of plants). Example sentence Tagbanwa Magkeseg nay paray. English The rice is growing well now. Example sentence Tagbanwa Lugta' ngayán, sampuradut igis baw mga bátu-bátu, aypa' ka ega pagkesgan it luwak. English That land has sand and small stones mixed in, which is why plants don't grow well there. adj Affixes ma- English Strong; fast; potent. n keseg, kaksegan English Strength. See alsobisa See alsokerat-kerat See alsokula'si See alsopuwirsa Sense v pakéseg-késeg English To exert energy. Example sentence Tagbanwa Iyán dumagan lamáng yay be'gat it pirísi'en ya ngayán, magsipat bay pakéseg-késeg ya ngayán. English The weight of the load heś carrying is getting the better of him. His exerting energy is really diminishing. See alsoabwatay See alsoegel Sense v Affixes mag-, -m-, i-, -an, pa-, pa-en English To encourage, embolden (good or bad connotation depending on context), find encouragement in. Example sentence Tagbanwa Paksegen muy nakem mu, ka ega nagáy kamatúudan it ináat ya ngayán. English Be encouraged (lit. strengthen your mind), because thereś no truth to what he said. Example sentence Tagbanwa Kanyá bay magpakseg, aypa' iyán atkayán. English Heś the one making (them) bold, so now thatś the way it is (bad connotation). Example sentence Tagbanwa Aken, pagkesgan it nakem ku, ampang ya ngaytíng kanya nay báala' du'ut púnu'an. English As for me, what my mind finds encouragement in is what he said, that he would be the one to deal with the official. Example sentence Tagbanwa Unu bay kesgan it nakem it manguma, it tá'un-tá'un nagáy getém? English What would my mind find encouragement in to make a rice field when every year thereś famine anyway? Sense fig. adj Affixes ma- English Influential. Example sentence Tagbanwa Makség kanyá nga taw ka may pirak. English Heś an influential person because he has money. Sense v Affixes maN-, ipaN-, paN-an English To exert much energy in opposing s.t. or fighting for oneś rights. Example sentence Tagbanwa In da'ga kanyay nangeseg, ma'agaw nay lugta' ya. English If he had|rn't exerted much energy fighting for his rights, his land would have been grabbed. Example sentence Tagbanwa In da'ga yan mapangesgan mu, masaláud na bay iyáng pirak. English If you don't fight for your rights with him, that money will be forfeit (because he won't pay his debt). Derivative patikeseg v Note To keep after s.t. until obtained.