appellation for elder sister, used with or without the given name (term of address reference)
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sister
n.
1. kapatid na babae
2. any elder sister or the eldest: ate, manang
3. the second eldest sister: ditse
4. a nun: madre, mongha
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mkr.
non-focus marking particle of actor or goal complements or noun phrases. Kinain ng bata ang kendi. The child ate the candy. part. possessive marker, common noun marker which marks a possessive construction. Direktor ng sine. Director of the movie -ng lig. variant of na nga' adv. affirmative adverb "indeed". Siya nga ang duwag. He is indeed the coward.
pasok
v.
pumasok, pasukin (um-:-in) to go to work, to go to school, to enter. Pumasok ka sa kuwarto ng ate mo. Enter your elder sister's room. magpasok, ipasok (mag-: i-)
v.
to enter, to go inside, to insert, to deposit (money). Ipasok mo ang mga plinantsa sa silid. Put the things you ironed into the room.
kain
n.
pagkain (pag-) food, act of eating
v.
kumain, kainin (-um-:-in) to eat. Kumain siya nang marami. She ate a lot.
v.
mangain (mang-) to eat. Nangain ng tao ang leon. The lion ate the people.
