From root: init
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nag-init
nag-i-NIT
warmed up
Present (Incomplete)
nag-iinit
nag-i-i-NIT
warming up
Future (Contemplated)
mag-iinit
mag-i-i-NIT
will warm up
Usage Note
Mag-init is used when heating up food, leftovers, or water for drinks and bathing. It is also common in idiomatic expressions to describe someone starting to lose their temper.
Examples
" Mag-init ka ng tubig. "
Natural Translation
Heat up some water.
Literal Translation
Warm-up you of water.
" Kailangan mong mag-init ng sopas. "
Natural Translation
You need to warm up the soup.
Literal Translation
Need you warm-up of soup.
" Bago kami umalis kaninang umaga, nag-init muna ako ng kanin at ulam para sa baon ng mga bata. "
Natural Translation
Before we left this morning, I first warmed up some rice and viand for the children's packed meals.
Literal Translation
Before we left earlier morning, warmed-up first I of rice and viand for the packed-meal of the children.
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