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pa'unnbait used for catching fish, mollusks, octopusesKilāya mu nga nagaluwas sa būhu' 'ang 'amumu'pu' kay ginabirabīra niya 'ang 'udyung nga 'igway pa'un.You will know that the small octopus is coming out from its hole because it pulls the spear head which has bait back and forth.vSomething is used as bait by someone.ginapa'un'Ang 'amumu'pu' ginapa'un sa pagbunit ning 'isda'.Small octopus is used as bait in fishing with a hook and line.
pa'unhun1varpa'unu 2a, 2b
pa'unu1intg advHow is it possible for an event to occur or a state to exist?Pa'unu is commonly preceded by hay or kay.Pa'unu ku kamu pagpakā'un kag pagpa'iskwīla, kay kadurudūru kamu?How is it possible for you to be provided food by me and to be sent to school, because you are very many?Hay pa'unu mabakay 'adtu 'ang 'asyinda ni Rūki?How is it possible to buy that hacienda of Roque's?Kay pa'unu pa 'ina' 'ang nīpa' makabūnga kay dāmu' na 'ang nagasasa?How is it still possible for that nipa to bear fruit because many are already getting leaves?Kung 'ang tatay kāda gab'i hay bayung, pa'unu pa sya makatudlu' sa 'iya manga 'unga' nang ma'āyu nga manga halimbāwa'?If the father is drunk every night, how is it possible for him to still set a good example for his children?intg advkung mapa'unuvwhat is done by someone in performing an actionGinahadlūkan siya nga bāsi' gāni' kung mapa'unu 'aku kay nabdus pa man.He is afraid what I might experience because [I] am still pregnant.kung pa'unhunHinadlūkan si Marya kay waya' siya kasāyud kung pa'unhun niya pagbu'uy 'ang 'iya 'unga'.Maria was frightened because she did not know what should be done by her in getting her child.syn'ikspiryinsyacf'agikaranasan2kung 'unu2tilaw'ubsirbakung pa'unu1varkung papa'unu1rel advan event about doing something, or involved in doing something; how an event occurs; with regards to doing somethingSinda 'ang gatu'un sa manga 'unga' kung pa'unu 'ang pagdasay.They are the ones who will teach the children about praying.'Imaw 'ini 'ang manga para'an kung pa'unu ka maghuman ning banig.These are the steps how you make a mat.'Imaw nang 'imaw 'ang ginahuman kung pa'unu 'ang pagpī'ut nang lūgit sa kustal.The operation [is repeated] over and over with regards to putting copra into a sack.cfkung naga'unu, kung ga'unuKung pa'unu or kung papa'unu signals a hypothetical event.2intg pro-vWhat is to be done by someone in performing an action?kung pa'unu2rel pro-vwhat someone experiencesmaskin pa'unu2Something is done carelessly, in any way, freely, without reservation, ungrudgingly.pa'unhun2Pa'unhun ku lang kay nalūyag gida 'aku?What can be done by me because I really love [her]?


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