dikdikin
dikdikín with stress marks
to pound [it]
From root: dikdik
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
dinikdik
di-NIK-dik
pounded
Present (Incomplete)
dinidikdik
di-ni-DIK-dik
is being pounded
Future (Contemplated)
didikdikin
di-dik-di-KIN
will be pounded
Usage Note
Dikdikin is the object-focus infinitive of dikdik, used when the substance being pounded or pulverized — spices, garlic, dried shrimp — is the grammatical focus. It is a staple of Filipino kitchen vocabulary, particularly in traditional cooking that relies on a mortar and pestle rather than a blender.
Examples
" Dikdikin mo ang paminta. "
Natural Translation
Pound the pepper.
Literal Translation
Pound you the pepper.
" Pwede mo ba na dikdikin ang paminta? "
Natural Translation
Can you pound the pepper?
Literal Translation
Possible you to pound the pepper?
" Dikdikin mong mabuti ang luya at sili upang lumabas ang sarap nito sa sinusubukan nating sabaw. "
Natural Translation
Pound the ginger and chili well so that their flavor comes out in the broth we're trying to make.
Literal Translation
Pound you-of well the ginger and chili so-that come-out the flavor of-it in being-tried our broth.
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