Matigsalug Manobo Student Dictionary

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force
/forss/
 
vt.
 
1.
Def.: egpehes; egpakapehes
MS: egpehes; egpakapehes
If someone or something forces you to do something, they cause you to do it, even though you don't want to.
I had no choice, they forced me to give them the money.
The bad weather forced us to wait another day.
Ka mareet ne timpu egpakapehes kanta ne egpakatahad te seup ne aldew.
 
vt.
 
2.
Def.: egpehes (meyitenged te pegbingig, peggulibid wey ke pegpeku)
MS: egpehes
If you force something into a particular position or place, you push it strongly into that position, even though it doesn't move easily.
The door was jammed, but they forced it open.
Ka lekeb kenè egkaweil, piru impehes dan lukati.
She broke the key because she forced it into the wrong lock.
 
n-uc.
 
3.
Def.: kakeseg
MS: kakeseg
The force of something is the strength or power of it. It can be physical or non-physical.
The force of the impact broke the wall.
Ka kakeseg te pegkasungkul ka nakarereet te alabat.
He often gets what he wants just by the force of his personality.
 
n-uc.
 
4.
Def.: keseg ne eggamiten diyè te minsan hentew wey ke minsan nekey ne igkeupii nu ne egpeyimuwen te igkeupii nu ne eggimuwen.
the strong physical power that you use to cause someone or something to do what you want.
They used force to remove the people from the house.
 
n-ct.
 
5.
Def.: kanekal
MS: kanekal
something that can cause other things to move or change.
The wind is one of the forces of nature.
Ka kalamag sabeka ne kanekal te kinaiyahan.
That man is the driving force behind that company.
 
n-ct.
 
6.
Def.: grupu te me etew ne due nateil ne eggimuwen wey labi en iya ke due geem [ge͡em] dan wey panganiban (meyitenged te pulis, armi wey duma pad ne due me sinapang).
a group of people who have a particular job to do, especially if they have power and weapons (e.g., the police force, the airforce, the armed forces).
 
vt.
 
7.
Def.: eggebè te baad te lekeb wey ke bintanà eyew te pegseled
If you force something such as a door or lock, you break part of it so that you can get into a place.
The thieves forced the window to enter the building.
Miggebè te me takawen ka bintanà eyew te pegseled te baley.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0201-0225
Status: ready

Last updated: 18/Jan/2012