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benefit
/ben-ə-fət/
 
n-ct, n-uc.
 
1.
Def.: egkakuwa, egkaangey wey egkarawat ne bulig
MS: binipisyu
binipisyu
a good or helpful thing.
One benefit of living in the mountains is the clean air.
Sabeka ne binipisiyu ta ke diyè ki eg-ugpè te bubungan ka malinis ne kalamag.
 
vt.
 
2.
Def.: egpakabulig
MS: egpakabulig
If something benefits you, it helps you or gives something good to you.
If you study hard now, it will benefit you in the future.
Ke amana ka egbebasbas, egpakabulig seini keuremè kuna.
 
vi.
 
3.
Def.: due egkakuwa ne bulig
MS: due egkakuwa ne bulig
If you benefit from something, you receive something good from it.
You will benefit from eating vegetables.
Due egkakuwa nu ne bulig ke egkeen ka te gulay.
 
n-ct.
 
4.
Def.: bulig ne seleppì puun te gubirnu
Def.: bulig puun te gubirnu
money which an organization or the government pays to you if you have a problem such as being sick.
The government paid a sickness benefit to the man.
Sem.Dom.: AWL1
 
 
beneficial
/be-nə-fish-əl/
 
adj.
Def.: mabulig; pakabulig
MS: mabulig; pakabulig
Something beneficial helps you and brings good things to you.
Eating vegetables is beneficial for your health.
Ka pegkeen te gulay mabulig te peglelawa nu.
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Last updated: 26/Sep/2012