borarat /bo.ra.rat/
USAGE
Boie’nen contrast between intentional causation and resulting state.
binorarat
(-in- + borarat)
adj.
Having intentionally had one’s own or another person’s eyes made wide open; having deliberately widened the eyes, such as to intimidate, threaten, express anger, exaggerate surprise, or for dramatic effect.
Binorarat niya yo mata niya sa pagkasaba.
“He deliberately opened his eyes wide in anger.”
Binorarat nira yo mata nyo agin ag magurakot.
“They made the child’s eyes wide open so he would stop crying.”
napaborarat
(na- + pa- + borarat)
adj.
Having had one’s eyes widened involuntarily, or appearing wide-eyed as the result of surprise, fear, amazement, shock, curiosity, or another strong emotion.
Unlike binorarat, napaborarat denotes a resulting state rather than an intentional act.
USAGE
Napaborarat iya nyo pagkakita niya yo dakexeng idyew.
“His eyes widened when he saw the large python.”
Napaborarat sira sa kadakol nyo tawo.
“They became wide-eyed at the large crowd.”
This creates a neat morphological contrast:
| Form | Meaning |
| maborarat | to become / will become wide-eyed |
| binorarat | intentionally made wide-eyed; deliberately widened the eyes |
| napaborarat | became wide-eyed involuntarily as a resulting state |
ANTONYM
pikit — having narrow, almond-shaped, or slanting eyes (singkit).