From root: ihaw
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nag-ihaw
nag-I-haw
grilled
Present (Incomplete)
nag-iihaw
nag-i-I-haw
grilling
Future (Contemplated)
mag-iihaw
mag-i-I-haw
will grill
Usage Note
Mag-ihaw is used when someone is performing the act of grilling food, typically over charcoal during social gatherings or family cookouts. It is an actor-focus verb, emphasizing the person who is doing the grilling rather than the item being cooked.
Examples
" Mag-ihaw tayo ng manok. "
Natural Translation
Let's grill chicken.
Literal Translation
Grill we of chicken.
" Gusto naming mag-ihaw ng isda sa tabing-dagat. "
Natural Translation
We want to grill fish by the seaside.
Literal Translation
Want we grill of fish at side-sea.
" Tuwing kapistahan sa amin, nag-iihaw ang mga kalalakihan habang naghahanda naman ng kanin ang mga babae. "
Natural Translation
During fiestas in our place, the men grill while the women prepare the rice.
Literal Translation
Every fiesta at us, grilling the plural men while preparing on-the-other-hand of rice the plural woman.
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