From root: kare-kare
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
kinare-kare
ki-na-re-ka-RE
cooked as kare-kare
Present (Incomplete)
kinaka-re-kare
ki-na-ka-re-ka-RE
cooking as kare-kare
Future (Contemplated)
kakare-karehin
ka-ka-re-ka-re-HIN
will cook as kare-kare
Usage Note
Kare-karehin is used when instructing someone to prepare a specific ingredient, such as oxtail or tripe, using the traditional Filipino peanut-based stew method. It is a specific cooking directive typically used in culinary contexts or household meal planning.
Examples
" Kare-karehin natin ang baka. "
Natural Translation
Let's cook the beef as kare-kare.
Literal Translation
Cook-as-kare-kare let-us the beef.
" Nagsimulang kare-karehin ni Lola ang baka. "
Natural Translation
Grandma started to cook the beef as kare-kare.
Literal Translation
Started-to cook-as-kare-kare by Grandma the beef.
" Kakare-karehin ni Lola ang buntot ng baka kapag may handaan ang aming pamilya sa Linggo. "
Natural Translation
Grandma will cook the oxtail as kare-kare whenever our family has a gathering on Sunday.
Literal Translation
Will-cook-as-kare-kare by Grandma the tail of beef when there-is gathering the our family on Sunday.
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