patay （詞幹）

死

death * to die

• Mapatay to cingra.
  他死了
  He died.
• Kinapatay to cingra.
  他自殺了
  He killed himself.
• O kapatayan nira a romi'ad
  他死亡的日期
  the day he died
• Patayen koya waco.
  把那隻狗打死
  Kill that dog.
• Papipatayen cingra to 'ada ako.
  叫他殺死我的敵人
  Make him / have him kill my enemy.
• O papatayen cingra.
  他是要被槍斃的人
  He must be killed.

比喻希望被粉碎和絕望

figurtatively to be crushed and despair

• Mapatay to ko faloco' ako.
  我的心已死了
  I have lost my spirit.

極盡限制去做某些事情

to go to extreme limits to do something

• patay sa a misimed to patelac
  他極盡掩飾他的錯誤
  search to protect ones reputation from scrutiny