From root: lambot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
pinalambot
pi-na-lam-BOT
made soft
Present (Incomplete)
pinapalambot
pi-na-pa-lam-BOT
making soft
Future (Contemplated)
papalambutin
pa-pa-lam-bu-TIN
will make soft
Usage Note
Palambutin is frequently used in culinary contexts when instructing someone to tenderize meat or soften vegetables during the cooking process. It can also be used for physical objects like stiff fabrics or materials that need to be made more pliable.
Examples
" Palambutin mo ang kanin. "
Natural Translation
Make the rice soft.
Literal Translation
Make-soft you the rice.
" Kailangan mong palambutin ang tinapay. "
Natural Translation
You need to make the bread soft.
Literal Translation
Need you make-soft the bread.
" Bago iprito ang karne, kailangan mo munang palambutin ito sa pamamagitan ng mahabang pagpapakulo. "
Natural Translation
Before frying the meat, you first need to tenderize it by boiling it for a long time.
Literal Translation
Before fry the meat, need you first make-soft it through of long boiling.
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