From root: gana
Usage Note
Magana describes someone who eats with great enthusiasm or has a healthy appetite. Magana siyang kumain tuwing paborito niya ang ulam means he/she eats heartily whenever the dish is a favorite.
Examples
" Magana akong kumain kanina. "
Natural Translation
I ate heartily earlier.
Literal Translation
Hearty-appetite I to-eat earlier.
" Magana siyang kumain ngayon. "
Natural Translation
He/She has a hearty appetite today.
Literal Translation
Hearty appetite he/she to eat now.
" Tuwing niluluto ng lola ko ang sinigang, magana akong kumain kahit busog na ako. "
Natural Translation
Whenever my grandmother cooks sinigang, I eat heartily even when I'm already full.
Literal Translation
Every-time cooks of grandmother my the sinigang, hearty-appetite I to-eat even full already I.
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