From root: laga
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nilaga
ni-la-GA
boiled
Present (Incomplete)
nilalaga
ni-la-la-GA
boiling
Future (Contemplated)
lalagain
la-la-ga-IN
will boil
Usage Note
Lagain is used when instructing someone to boil food items, such as meat, eggs, or vegetables, until they are cooked. It specifically focuses on the ingredient being boiled rather than the process of making a liquid reach its boiling point.
Examples
" Lagain mo ang itlog. "
Natural Translation
Boil the egg.
Literal Translation
Boil you the egg.
" Kailangan mong lagain ang tubig. "
Natural Translation
You need to boil the water.
Literal Translation
Need you boil the water.
" Bago mo igisa ang manok, lagain mo muna ito nang ilang minuto upang lumambot ang laman. "
Natural Translation
Before you saute the chicken, boil it first for a few minutes so the meat softens.
Literal Translation
Before you saute the chicken, boil you first it [linker] some minutes in-order soften the flesh.
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