From root: asin
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nag-asin
nag-a-SIN
added salt
Present (Incomplete)
nag-aasin
nag-a-a-SIN
adding salt
Future (Contemplated)
mag-aasin
mag-a-a-SIN
will add salt
Usage Note
Mag-asin is used when a person adds salt to food, focusing on the actor's intent to season a dish during cooking or at the table. It is a common term used in domestic settings when one is preparing a meal or adjusting the taste of a dish.
Examples
" Mag-asin ka sa ulam. "
Natural Translation
Add salt to the dish.
Literal Translation
Add-salt you to dish.
" Kailangan mong mag-asin sa sabaw. "
Natural Translation
You need to add salt to the soup.
Literal Translation
Need you to-add-salt to soup.
" Bago ka mag-asin sa sabaw, tikman mo muna ito nang hindi ito maging masyadong maalat para sa mga bata. "
Natural Translation
Before you add salt to the soup, taste it first so it doesn't end up too salty for the children.
Literal Translation
Before you add-salt to soup, taste you first it so-that not it become too salty for plural child.
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