akting n 1 acting, functioning in a temporary capacity. 2 way of acting. Layhan ku sa akting ni Gluriya Rumíru, I like Gloria Romero’s acting.
aktitud n attitude. Ang aktitud sa mga táwu báhin sa prisidinti, The people’s attitude towards the president.
aktris n actress. v [B156] be an actress. -l-un(→) a having the looks or character of an actress. Musalir sa pilikula si Tirya kay alaktrisun ug hitsúra, Terry will do well in the film because she has the appearance of an actress.
aktu n 1 the act of doing s.t. Ang tanang mga aktu sa simbahan pagabayran na, You have to pay for every church ceremony now. Nasakpan siya sa aktu, He was caught in the act. 1a acts in the church. Aktu sa pagbásul, kuntrisiyun, Act of Contrition. 2 the time that s.t. happens. Sa aksidinti tulu ang namatay sa aktu, In the accident three died on the spot. Ang táwu nga náa sa aktu sa kamatáyun dílì mamakak, A man does not lie when he is at the point of death. 3 acts of a legislative body. 4 acts of a drama. v 1 [b4(1)] be caught in doing an act. Hiaktuhan siyang nangáwat, He was caught in the act of stealing. 2 [A] a engage in some action. Ug muaktu siyag dautan, singgit, If he acts suspiciously, scream. b show signs of dying. Ug muaktu na, ipatawag ku, If he shows signs of dying, send for me.
aktur n actor on stage or screen. v [B156] be an actor. -l-un(→) a be like an actor. — kantur n actor-singer.
aktuwal n sa — 1 at the very moment. Sa aktuwal na giyud siya midágan, gitirúhan dáyun, The very moment he made to run away, he was shot. 2 in person, in real life. Sa aktuwal batan-un pa kay sa litrátu, He is younger looking in real life than in his picture. Isturiya lang nà. Dílì sa aktuwal, It’s just a story, not real.
aku I, me. Aku lang, Let me do it. Short form: ku. Adtu na ku (aku), I’m going now. ay — nímu expression of helpless frustration at s.o.’s incompetence. Ay ku nímu, undù. Mag-unsa man lang ka ug wà na ku, My God, son. What will you do when I am not around any more! tig-akuaku a always say ‘aku’. Tig-akuaku ka man bisag dílì ka kamau, You don’t know how, but you keep saying ‘lemme’. ákù 1 preposed gen.: me, my. Ákung anak, My child. Ákung gibása, I read it. 2 be mine. Ákù nà, That is mine. Unsa may ákù niánà? What do I get out of that? v [B1256] become mine. Maákù ka na giyud, At last you will be mine. — na May I have to keep? Ákù na nang kindi, ha? May I have that candy? Ang — gud 1 what worries me. Ang ákù gud ug dì siya kaanhi, What worries me is if he can’t come. 2 all I am concerned with, interested in. Ang ákù gud nga makatinir kug pruyba, All I care about is that I can have proof. maakuakuun a tending to want things for oneself. akúa mine as opposed to other things that are not. Akúa nà, That one (as opposed to the others) is mine. kanákù dat.: me. Ihátag kanákù, Give it to me. Nagtan-aw siya kanákù, He was looking at me. ku 1 nom. (short for aku). 2 gen.: = [nákù]. nákù 1 gen.: my, by me. Anak nákù, My son. Gibása nákù, I read it. — ug (short for gipakaingun nákù) I thought. Nákug muadtu ka, I thought you would go. 2 short for [kanákù].
áku (from aku) v [A12] 1 stand to do s.t. Dì ku kaákug tan-aw nímu, I cannot stand to look at you. 2 = [paN-]. paN- v 1 [A2] have nerve to do s.t. Walà giyud ku makapangáku (makaáku) sa pagbuyag kang Maríya, I couldn’t gather the nerve to admonish Maria. 2 [A2; b5] do s.t. on one’s own responsibility. Dílì ku mangáku sa pagpaandar sa makina, I will not take it on myself to start the engine. Ngánung gipangakúhan (gipangáku) man nímu nag-istrungkar? Why did you take it on yourself to take that apart? n particular responsibility or task. Dakù kaáyung pangáku sa lungsud ang pagtúkud sa simbahan, It was a great responsibility which the town undertook to build the church. kaakúhan, kapangakúhan n responsibility. Kaakúhan (kapangakúhan) sa usa ka amahan, A father’s responsibility. akuakuhan, maakuakuhan, manggiakuakuhan a tending to take things on oneself one should not. Akuakuhan kaáyu siya manlísù sa twirka, He likes to take it on himself to mess around with the screws. v [B12] get to be so that one takes on things one should not.
akub v [AC; ac] fit s.t. over s.t. else face to face so that the edges meet, or the edge of the cover overlaps the edges of the thing covered. Kinsa may nag-akub sa nígu sa tabig? Who covered the clothes basket with a winnowing tray? Ang duha ka bagaw sa imbaw nag-ákub, The two shells of the clam fit together precisely. Akúba ang duha ka papil, Lay the two papers face to face with the edges even. Akbi ang pawntinpin, Put the top on the fountain pen. (←) n things that fit against each other with the outer edges matching. Duha ka ákub ang ílang kík, Their cake has two layers.
ákud1 a for the chest to be tight or heart to be heaving. Nagsubsub ang ákud sa íyang dughan. Gihúbak na sad, Her wheezing fits in her chest intensified. She was having another asthma attack.