gayatin
gayatín with stress marks
to slice [it] thinly
From root: gayat
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ginayat
gi-na-YAT
sliced thinly
Present (Incomplete)
ginagayat
gi-na-ga-YAT
is being sliced thinly
Future (Contemplated)
gagayatin
ga-ga-ya-TIN
will be sliced thinly
Usage Note
Gayatin is the object-focus infinitive of gayat, used when the ingredient being sliced thin — onions, meat, vegetables — is the grammatical focus. It is a precise culinary term that contrasts with the coarser tadtarin for mincing and the more general hiwain for cutting.
Examples
" Gayatin mo ang kamatis. "
Natural Translation
Slice the tomato thinly.
Literal Translation
Slice-thinly you the tomato.
" Mas madali na gayatin ang karne para sa ulam ngayon. "
Natural Translation
It is easier to slice the meat thinly for the dish today.
Literal Translation
More easy to slice thinly the meat for the dish today.
" Kung gusto mong lumambot agad ang karne sa pagluluto, gayatin mo ito nang manipis laban sa himaymay nito. "
Natural Translation
If you want the meat to soften quickly while cooking, slice it thinly against its grain.
Literal Translation
If want you-that soften quickly the meat in cooking, slice-thinly you it thinly against the grain of-it.
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