From root: baga
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
binaga
bi-na-GA
made red-hot
Present (Incomplete)
binabaga
bi-na-ba-GA
making red-hot
Future (Contemplated)
babagahin
ba-ba-ga-HIN
will make red-hot
Usage Note
Bagahin is used when describing the process of heating something, such as metal or coal, until it reaches a glowing, red-hot state. It is most commonly used in the context of traditional blacksmithing or preparing a fire for cooking.
Examples
" Bagahin mo ang bakal. "
Natural Translation
Heat the metal until it is red-hot.
Literal Translation
Make-red-hot you the metal.
" Gusto niyang bagahin ang bakal. "
Natural Translation
He wants to make the metal red-hot.
Literal Translation
Want he make-red-hot the metal.
" Bago hubugin ng panday ang talim, binabaga muna niya ang bakal hanggang sa lumambot ito sa apoy. "
Natural Translation
Before the blacksmith shapes the blade, he first heats the metal red-hot until it softens in the fire.
Literal Translation
Before shape of blacksmith the blade, making-red-hot first he the metal until soften it in fire.
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