From root: kain
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
kinainan
ki-na-i-NAN
ate from
Present (Incomplete)
kinakainan
ki-na-ka-i-NAN
is eating from
Future (Contemplated)
kakainan
ka-ka-i-NAN
will eat from
Usage Note
Kainan is used to focus on the specific location or container where eating occurs, such as a dining table or a restaurant. It highlights the spot where a meal is shared rather than the food itself or the person eating.
Examples
" Linisin mo ang kinainan natin. "
Natural Translation
Clean the place where we ate.
Literal Translation
Clean you the ate-from we.
" Kailangan mong kainan ang tinapay na ito. "
Natural Translation
You need to eat from this bread.
Literal Translation
Need you eat-from the bread that this.
" Ang mesang kinainan namin kanina ay malinis na ngayon dahil pinunasan agad ng kuya ko. "
Natural Translation
The table we ate from earlier is clean now because my older brother wiped it right away.
Literal Translation
The table ate-from we earlier is clean now because was-wiped immediately by older-brother my.
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