Matigsalug Student Dictionary – sum

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sum
/sam/

n-ct.

1.
Def.: karakelan te seleppì
MS: karakelan te seleppì
an amount of money.
10,000 pesos is a large sum.
Sapulù ne libu ne pisus-dakel e ne seleppì.

n-ct.

2.
Def.: seel te langun puun te pinegtimul
MS: seel te langun
the sum of a group of numbers is the total when you add them together.
The sum of 6 and 4 is 10.
Ka seel ke egpegtimulen ka hen-em wey hep-at su sapulù

n-ct.

3.
Def.: prublima te egpegtimul, eg-awè, egpamasalig wey egbaad
a mathematical problem in which you need to add or subtract, multiply or divide numbers.
We had to do ten sums for maths homework.
Sem.Dom.: AWL4

sum up

v-phrasal.
Def.: pegbehey te minalepet ne pangasak te impanlalag
If you sum up, you give a summary of all the things that you have said before.
To sum up, I have made three points today. The first is that...
Te egmalepeten dè, nekeyimu a te tatelu ne puntu. Ka hun-a seeyè....".

in sum
Def.: Egkahamit seini ke egbehey ka te malepet ne behas te nalalag; te pantek (meyitenged te pegkalalag)
MS: te pantek; pantek, te
you use in sum to give a short, general message about the things you have said before.
I have given many reasons why I don't agree with the plan. In sum, I just don't think it will work.
Due deisek ne aliddanan ku mania te kena a eg-uyun te puhawang nu. Te pantek, kena a egpalintutuu ne seini egpekeyimu.
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Last updated: 12/Apr/2012