te'eng Variant te'e-te'eng Sense v Affixes unaffixed English To be struggling with, or bent under, a heavy load; do s.t. with difficulty, restrict amount. Example sentence Tagbanwa Te'eng ya nay pirisi'en ya. English He|́bs struggling under the load. Example sentence Tagbanwa Bila', ega naga mabe'gat! Te'eng na! English Expl, itś not that heavy! Bend your back to it! Example sentence Tagbanwa Mabe'gat nga banar i pirisi'en it taw ngayti. Kamatuudan te'e-te'eng ya na. English That manś baggage is really heavy. You can tell that because he|́bs bent under it. Sense v te'eng, te'e-te'eng Affixes unaffixed English To be restricted in size. Example sentence Tagbanwa Te'e-te'eng talagay paglapasan. English The passage way is really restricted. Example sentence Tagbanwa Kakula'si ga pagbuwat yat balay, te'eng it buli'! English A strong fellow like him building a house, and itś barely big enough to lie down in (lit. restricted in size to buttocks)! Sense v te'eng Affixes -m-, maN-, -en, i-, ipaN- te'e-te'eng Affixes -en, ma- English To do s.t. with restraint or restriction. Example sentence Tagbanwa Unu na bang ti'kul ka da'na pagte'ngen? Da'ga uu', nalisu'an nay wa'wa'. English Whyever were|rn't you using restraint in hitting him? Now look, the child has a swollen joint. Example sentence Tagbanwa Bila', unuka mate'e-te'eng ga nga ikaw i ma'emeg it surubung ta ngaytung egay tandung? English Expletive, why would it be restricted to you getting wet when weŕe all alike in having no rain protection? (Said when one person of a group is complaining that heĺl get wet.) Example sentence Tagbanwa “Man'eng kat i'apun tami.” “Ta, unuy it'eng (ipan'eng) kut duwang elad mana bayni?” English “Go get enough of something for our evening meal.” “Well, what do I get enough with since I only have two pesos?” Example sentence Tagbanwa Iyang matuud, pagka'adap yat tarakan, ega timin'eng it ka'en. Siguru paggetmanang banar. English Itś true, when he approached the served food, he did|rn't restrict his eating. Probably he was very hungry. Example sentence Tagbanwa Unuka nate'e-te'eng muy atnang gayet pagseda'? English Why would you have used restraint with such wonderful viand? Example sentence Tagbanwa Pagte'ngen bang pisit umay. Patngen i ma'ubus. English Restrain your taking of rice. Restrain it to what you can finish. Example sentence Tagbanwa Barang magpabatu' ka na, ka tiye'e-te'eng (ting'en) mung ka'en. English Maybe youŕe being tactful by eating with restraint. Example sentence Tagbanwa Ega baytuy buyu' ku, desang te'eng laway. English This betel chew leaf I'm offering isn't much, just enough for a taster. Sense v te'eng Affixes -m-, -en te'e-te'eng (unaffixed) English To make a less-than-massive (lit. restricted) wound. Example sentence Tagbanwa Bila', talagang in inaat kung dakulang bungad, ega talaga te'e-te'eng. English Expletive, when I said it was a big wound, it really was massive (lit. not restricted). Example sentence Tagbanwa Unuka timin'eng i ti'gad ngayat lawas it matarem bayan? English Why would that sharp piece of bamboo not have made a massive wound (lit. made a restricted wound) since it is a sharp one? Sense v te'e-te'eng Affixes -en English To do in *private (of speech). Example sentence Tagbanwa Te'e-te'engen mu ba' kanya it sugi-sugid. English Talk to him in private.