Matigsalug Student Dictionary – find

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find

vt.

1.
Def.: egkakita impus te pegpamitew
MS: egkakita impus te pegpamitew
If you find something, you see or have it after you searched for it.
After looking all around the house, I finally found the money that I had lost.
He was very busy, but he found the time to help me with my work.

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2.
Def.: egpakakita (meyitenged te kenè ne tinibebè)
MS: egpakakita
If you find something that is not yours, you see it when you were not expecting to.
I was just walking along the road when I found a ten-peso coin.

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3.
Def.: egpakataha; egpakanengneng
MS: egpakataha; egpakanengneng
If you find that something is the case, you know it because you studied it or experienced it.
The doctors found that the medicine was not helpful for children.
Ka me duktur nakataha ne ka bawì kenè ne mabulig te me batè.

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4.
Def.: egkatahaan; egkaheram
MS: egkatahaan; egkaheram
If you find something a certain way (e.g., difficult, interesting), that is your experience or feeling about it.
I found the exam very difficult.
Naheram ku ne ka iksam amana ne malised.

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5.
Def.: nakita ne due meupiya wey keilangan
something good or important that someone has found.
This chair was a great find! It was very cheap, but it's so comfortable.
Irreg. found, found.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0076-0100
Status: ready

Last updated: 24/Sep/2012