From root: kanin
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inikanin
i-ni-KA-nin
ate with rice
Present (Incomplete)
iniikanin
i-ni-i-KA-nin
eating with rice
Future (Contemplated)
iikanin
i-i-KA-nin
will eat with rice
Usage Note
Ikanin is used when specifying a particular dish or food item to be eaten specifically as an accompaniment to rice. It underscores the central role of rice in Filipino meals, where the food is treated as a partner to the staple grain.
Examples
" Ikanin mo ang ulam. "
Natural Translation
Eat the viand with rice.
Literal Translation
Eat-with-rice you the viand.
" Ayaw kong ikanin ang isda. "
Natural Translation
I don't want to eat the fish with rice.
Literal Translation
Dislike I eat-with-rice the fish.
" Inikanin ko ang natirang adobo kaninang tanghalian dahil sayang naman kung hindi ito mauubos. "
Natural Translation
I ate the leftover adobo with rice at lunch earlier because it would be a waste if it didn't get finished.
Literal Translation
Ate-with-rice I the leftover adobo earlier lunch because waste if not this will-be-finished.
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