patay （詞幹）

death * to die死

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

figurtatively to be crushed and despair比喻希望被粉碎和絕望

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

to go to extreme limits to do something極盡限制去做某些事情

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