From root: alat
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inalatan
i-na-la-TAN
added salt to
Present (Incomplete)
inaalatan
i-na-a-la-TAN
adding salt to
Future (Contemplated)
aalatan
a-a-la-TAN
will add salt to
Usage Note
Alatan is used when adding salt to a specific dish or food item, typically to enhance its flavor during cooking or while eating. It emphasizes the act of making something saltier rather than the process of curing or preserving it.
Examples
" Alatan mo ang ulam. "
Natural Translation
Add salt to the dish.
Literal Translation
Add-salt-to you the dish.
" Kailangan mong alatan ang sabaw. "
Natural Translation
You need to add salt to the soup.
Literal Translation
Need you add-salt-to the soup.
" Huwag mong alatan nang sobra ang sinigang dahil baka maging maalat ito para sa mga bata. "
Natural Translation
Don't put too much salt in the sinigang because it might end up too salty for the kids.
Literal Translation
Don't you add-salt-to too-much the sinigang because might become salty it for the kids.
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