Meaning of purísu, pur-ísu

purísu, pur-ísu

Cebuano

1. therefore, in that case, then ... Pur-ísu magtuun ka arun ka makapasar, Therefore, you must study if you want to pass. Wà ka magtuun. Purísu nahagbung ka, You did not study. Therefore, you failed; 2. that’s exactly what must happen (said in a context where the interlocutor has said, ‘If (so-and-so) does not happen, (such-and-such) a bad outcome will follow’). ‘Midalì siyag báyad arun dílì maimbargu’—‘Purísu.’ ‘He paid right away to avoid having it repossessed.’—‘Exactly. That’s what he had to do.’