From root: kare-kare
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagkare-kare
nag-ka-re-ka-RE
cooked kare-kare
Present (Incomplete)
nagkakare-kare
nag-ka-ka-re-ka-RE
cooking kare-kare
Future (Contemplated)
magkakare-kare
mag-ka-ka-re-ka-RE
will cook kare-kare
Usage Note
Magkare-kare is used when specifically preparing the traditional peanut stew, often implying a special meal or celebration due to the dish's complexity. It is a more casual and direct way of saying 'magluto ng kare-kare' in everyday conversation.
Examples
" Magkare-kare tayo sa Linggo. "
Natural Translation
Let's cook kare-kare on Sunday.
Literal Translation
Cook-kare-kare we on Sunday.
" Mahirap magkare-kare pero masarap. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to cook kare-kare but it is delicious.
Literal Translation
Hard to-cook-kare-kare but delicious.
" Tuwing may handaan sa amin, ang lola ko ang nagkakare-kare dahil walang makatatapat sa lasa ng kanyang sariling sarsa. "
Natural Translation
Whenever there is a feast at our place, it is my grandmother who cooks the kare-kare because no one can match the taste of her own sauce.
Literal Translation
Every there feast at us, the grandmother my the cooking-kare-kare because none can-match to taste of her own sauce.
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