tegas Sense n English A type of hardwood tree. adj matgas English Extremely hard (because of great age, of trees). See alsodesen Sense adj matgas English Stiff-jointed (because of age). Example sentence Tagbanwa Matgas na si Tinwan. Masyadung gurang na. English Tinwan is stiff-jointed now. Sheś already very old. Sense v Affixes pa-, pa-en, ipa-, pa-an English To resist, be obstinate. Example sentence Tagbanwa Ega magayen i adat nga magpatgas, ma'get na in magugurang i magtuldu'. Ka'ilangan sunudun nga lagi. English Itś not a good habit to be obstinate, especially if itś oneś elders who are teaching. You have to obey at once. adj matgas English Stubborn, unyielding. Example sentence Tagbanwa Matgas i pikir ya. English He won't change his mind for anything (lit. his mind is stubborn).