From root: meryenda
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
mineryenda
mi-ner-YEN-da
ate as a snack
Present (Incomplete)
minemeryenda
mi-ne-mer-YEN-da
eating as a snack
Future (Contemplated)
memeryendahin
me-mer-yen-da-HIN
will eat as a snack
Usage Note
Meryendahin is used when focusing on a specific food item to be consumed during a light mid-morning or afternoon break. It is an object-focus verb that identifies the particular snack one intends to eat.
Examples
" Meryendahin natin ang biko. "
Natural Translation
Let's eat the rice cake as a snack.
Literal Translation
Eat-as-snack by-us the rice-cake.
" Gusto kong meryendahin ang pandesal. "
Natural Translation
I want to eat the bread roll as a snack.
Literal Translation
Want I snack the bread roll.
" Mamaya kong meryendahin ang tinapay kapag medyo gutom na ako sa hapon. "
Natural Translation
I'll eat the bread as a snack later when I get a bit hungry in the afternoon.
Literal Translation
Later I-to eat-as-snack the bread when somewhat hungry already I in afternoon.
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