"Patabas" is a word in HILIGAYNON
patábas - Caus. of tábas—to cut (clothes,
etc.). Mapatábas akó sa sástre sing isá ka
delárgo. I’ll get the tailor to make me a pair
of trousers. Ipatábas ko sa sástre iníng
heneró. I will let the tailor cut this cloth.
Patabási si tótò sing puróy, kay dakû na.
Let a pair of short trousers
(knickerbockers) be made for the boy, for
he is quite big now. Tatáy, patabási akó
sing bág-o nga báyò. Please father, have a
new jacket (dress) made for me.
If you expect great things of yourself and demand little of others, you’ll keep resentment far away.
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