ihain
ihaín with stress marks
to serve [it]
From root: hain
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inihain
i-ni-ha-IN
served
Present (Incomplete)
inihahain
i-ni-ha-ha-IN
is being served
Future (Contemplated)
ihahain
i-ha-ha-IN
will be served
Usage Note
Ihain is the object-focus conveyance form of hain, used when the item being presented — food, a legal complaint, or an offering — is the focus. In domestic settings it centers on serving food at the table; in formal or legal contexts it extends to filing or presenting cases. Its actor-focus partner is maghain.
Examples
" Ihain mo na ang pagkain. "
Natural Translation
Go ahead and serve the food.
Literal Translation
Serve you now the food.
" Oras na para ihain ang mainit na sopas sa mesa. "
Natural Translation
It is time to serve the hot soup on the table.
Literal Translation
Time now for to serve the hot soup on table.
" Bago ihain ang pangunahing ulam, tiniyak ng lola na kompleto na ang mga kutsara at tinidor sa hapag. "
Natural Translation
Before serving the main dish, grandmother made sure the spoons and forks on the table were complete.
Literal Translation
Before to-serve the main dish, ensured by grandmother that complete already the spoons and forks on table.
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