inat adv as though; to seem like, have the appearance of something Inat to nabolù. It seemed like [she] was angry. Ko du-on diò to songo barrio on ka ogka-alap, inat to mgo sakup din tibò. If there are those in a some village who are under [someone's] authority (lit. carried by someone), it's as though they are all his subjects. Inat to ogpakaholos ko nokoy ka tu-ud din It's as though her purpose was hidden. [Although inat seems to express a measure of doubt, yet in context it is often used when the speaker is actually quite sure that something is the case as in the following examples.] see: iling 1.