hango
hangò with stress marks
remove from fire; deliverance; derived
Usage Note
Hango means to lift or remove something from fire or heat — such as taking a pot off the stove — and by extension, to rescue or deliver someone from danger or hardship. Both the literal and figurative senses are in active use. 'Hinango niya ako sa kahirapan' means 'He delivered me from poverty.'
Examples
" Hango mo na ang kanin. "
Natural Translation
Take the rice off the fire now.
Literal Translation
Remove-from-fire you already the rice.
" Ang ulam ay hango na sa apoy. "
Natural Translation
The dish has been removed from the fire.
Literal Translation
The dish is removed-from-fire already from fire.
" Bago hanguin ang sinigang, tinikman muna niya kung sapat na ang asim ng sabaw. "
Natural Translation
Before taking the sinigang off the fire, she first tasted whether the broth was sour enough.
Literal Translation
Before remove-from-fire the sinigang, tasted first she if enough already the sourness of broth.
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