gilingin
gilíngin with stress marks
to grind [it]
From root: giling
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
giniling
gi-NI-ling
ground
Present (Incomplete)
ginigiling
gi-ni-GI-ling
is being ground
Future (Contemplated)
gigilingin
gi-gi-LI-ngin
will be ground
Usage Note
Gilingin is the object-focus infinitive of giling, used when the material being ground — meat, coffee beans, or corn — is the clause's focal element. Its actor-focus counterpart is gumiling, and the written form is stable even though the vowel shifts slightly in some spoken dialects.
Examples
" Gilingin mo ang kape. "
Natural Translation
Grind the coffee.
Literal Translation
Grind you the coffee.
" Paki-gilingin ang mga buto ng kape. "
Natural Translation
Please grind the coffee beans.
Literal Translation
Please-grind the seed of coffee.
" Bago lutuin ang ulam, kailangan mo munang gilingin ang karne at mga sangkap sa makina. "
Natural Translation
Before cooking the dish, you first need to grind the meat and the ingredients in the machine.
Literal Translation
Before cook the dish, need you first grind the meat and the ingredients in machine.
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