Matigsalug Manobo Student Dictionary

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structure
/strak-sher/
 
n-ct.
 
1.
Def.: kateilan; ula-ula
MS: kateilan; ula-ula; purma
purma
the special way that the parts of something are organized and joined together (e.g., a building, a piece of writing, a company).
The structure of our house is unusual, because the kitchen is at the front.
Ka ula-ula te baley ta amana ne nakasuwey-suwey, su diyè ka keenanan te tangkaan.
The structure of your sentence is incorrect. You need to check the grammar.
 
n-ct.

 
2.
Def.: neyimu; hinimu
MS: neyimu; hinimu
something that people have built, such as a house or bridge
There is a large wooden structure near the crossing.
Due amana dakel ne hinimu ne puun te kayu dutu te dulug te bebalakan.
 
vt.

 
3.
Def.: egteilen
MS: egteilen
If you structure something, you organize the different parts of it in a special way.
He structured his song so that it had three main parts.
Migteil din ka ulahingen din eyew egkeyimu ne due tatelu ne baad.
Sem.Dom.: AWL1

 
 
structural
/strak-sher-rəl/
 
adj.
Def.: meyitenged te pegkateil
relating to the structure of something.
That building has structural problems because it wasn't built well.
Ka baley due prublima te meyitenged te pegkateil su warè naay-ayari te eggimu.
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Last updated: 18/Jan/2012