taldeng
Sense
v
Affixes mag-, -um-, -en, i-, -an
English To straighten; to *correct (of speech).
Example sentence
Tagbanwa
Pagtaldengen nira i landing ka kaya'ut.
English They|́bre straightening the airstrip because itś crooked.
adj
Affixes ma-
English Straight; correct (of speech).
Antonym kaya'ut
Antonym li'ut
Sense
adj
English *Righteous; *just.
n
kataldengan
English Righteousness; justice.
v
magmataldeng, mangataldengan
English To defend oneself, justify oneself.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Ega naka'amang-amang it pangataldengan, ka wayan ka bay mabandiyan ka it yang kadakula'.
English He really tried hard to
justify
himself, for look how much he was going to be fined.
Sense
adj
magkataldengan
English Wise, experienced.