From root: baga
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ibinaga
i-bi-na-GA
put in embers
Present (Incomplete)
ibinabaga
i-bi-na-ba-GA
putting in embers
Future (Contemplated)
ibabaga
i-ba-ba-GA
will put in embers
Usage Note
Ibaga is used when describing the traditional cooking method of placing food, such as sweet potatoes or fish, directly into glowing embers to roast. It is a specific object-focus verb that highlights the item being placed in the heat rather than the person cooking.
Examples
" Ibaga mo ang kamote. "
Natural Translation
Put the sweet potato in the embers.
Literal Translation
Put-in-embers you the sweet-potato.
" Kailangan mong ibaga ang uling. "
Natural Translation
You need to put the charcoal in embers.
Literal Translation
Need you put-in-embers the charcoal.
" Kapag mabaga na ang uling, ibaga mo ang isda para maluto ito nang dahan-dahan. "
Natural Translation
Once the charcoal is glowing with embers, put the fish in the embers so it cooks slowly.
Literal Translation
When glowing already the charcoal, put-in-embers you the fish so cooks it slowly.
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