lasahin
lasahín with stress marks
to taste [it]
From root: lasa
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nilasa
ni-la-SA
tasted
Present (Incomplete)
nilalasa
ni-la-la-SA
is being tasted
Future (Contemplated)
lalasahin
la-la-sa-HIN
will be tasted
Usage Note
Lasahin is the object-focus infinitive of lasa, used when the food or drink being sampled for flavor is the sentence focus. It is the dominant verbal form for tasting in a culinary sense — checking seasoning, testing ripeness, or trying a new dish — and is the standard instruction in Filipino recipes for the quality-check step.
Examples
" Lasahin mo ang sopas. "
Natural Translation
Taste the soup.
Literal Translation
Taste you the soup.
" Subukan mo na lasahin ang niluto kong sabaw. "
Natural Translation
Try to taste the broth I cooked.
Literal Translation
Try you to taste the cooked my broth.
" Bago mo idagdag ang asin, lasahin mo muna ang sabaw upang malaman kung kulang pa ito. "
Natural Translation
Before you add the salt, taste the broth first to know if it still needs more.
Literal Translation
Before you add the salt, taste you first the broth so that know if lacking still it.
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