From root: laga
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inilaga
i-ni-la-GA
boiled
Present (Incomplete)
iniilaga
i-ni-i-la-GA
boiling
Future (Contemplated)
iilaga
i-i-la-GA
will boil
Usage Note
Ilaga is used when referring to the specific ingredient being boiled, such as meat, eggs, or vegetables, often to prepare a dish or simplify a cooking process.
Examples
" Ilaga mo ang gulay. "
Natural Translation
Boil the vegetables.
Literal Translation
Boil you the vegetable.
" Gusto kong ilaga ang itlog. "
Natural Translation
I want to boil the egg.
Literal Translation
Want I boil the egg.
" Bago hapunan, inilaga muna ni Nanay ang manok para gawing sopas na may malambot na karne. "
Natural Translation
Before dinner, Mom first boiled the chicken to make a soup with tender meat.
Literal Translation
Before dinner, boiled first by Mom the chicken to make soup with tender meat.
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