kayurin
kayurín with stress marks
to grate [it]
From root: kayod
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
kinayod
ki-na-YOD
grated
Present (Incomplete)
kinakayod
ki-na-ka-YOD
is being grated
Future (Contemplated)
kakayurin
ka-ka-yu-RIN
will be grated
Usage Note
Kayurin is the object-focus -in form of kayod, exhibiting the regular d-to-r consonant shift before the suffix that yields kayurin rather than kayodin. The thing being scraped or grated is the grammatical focus — typically coconut, ginger, or hard cheese. The root kayod also carries a metaphorical sense of grinding hard work, though kayurin stays in the literal culinary register.
Examples
" Kayurin mo ang niyog. "
Natural Translation
Grate the coconut.
Literal Translation
Grate you the coconut.
" Kailangan mo na kayurin ang keso para sa spaghetti. "
Natural Translation
You need to grate the cheese for the spaghetti.
Literal Translation
Need you to grate the cheese for spaghetti.
" Habang nagluluto ako ng ulam, pakikayurin mo ang luya at bawang para sa sarsa. "
Natural Translation
While I'm cooking the dish, please grate the ginger and garlic for the sauce.
Literal Translation
While cooking I of dish, please-grate you the ginger and garlic for the sauce.
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