Matigsalug Vernacular Lexicon – nasì

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nasì
/nasiʔ/

part.
but despite that
Cult. has strong emotional overtones
Kenè e pad nasì eggendiyè.
But I won't go there yet.
Su emun ke nakanengneng kid te kamalehetan ne egkanas-nasian ki rè iya egpakasalè ...
For if we know the truth and instead we sin ...
Eng. but even then; but despite that; nevertheless; nonetheless; in contrast; rather; despite; instead
Ceb. lagmit
DDP: Particles (9.2.6)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: G

part.
added to
Nasì e man-e naaldek sikandin.
Now he's even more afraid. (Speaking of a child after being kicked by a horse.)
Eng. added to; increased
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Usage level: G

v.
(egkanasnasian) to continue on (to sin even after being reprimanded or warned)
Ka egkanasnasian iyan ka egtimtimulan, egmasihut wey egkeehet e nasì iling te egpeen-enengan ne egmahulub dè iya. Ke nekey ka eleg dè perem nasì egkatimulan wey ke nekey ka insapad ne nasì iya egkeyitabu.
Egkanasnasian dè iya mulè si Tetuk eggasè minsan meupiya ka trabahu.
Tetuk is even more getting thin even his work is light (lit.good).
Egkanasnasian dè iya mulè egmahal ka hemey minsan bitil e.
The price of rice is rising more even it is famine.
Mania te egkanasnasian dè iya egmakehal ka ulu ni Utuwew minsan egpanamantamanan e egpanulua te amey?
Why Utuwew is hard headed even more despite of the thorough discipline by his father to him?
Eng. even more; increase; more; deliberately; intentionally; get worse; deteriorate
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Usage level: R

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Last updated: 21/Dec/2015