From root: pait
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
pinaitan
pi-na-i-TAN
made something bitter
Present (Incomplete)
pinapaitan
pi-na-pa-i-TAN
making something bitter
Future (Contemplated)
papaitan
pa-pa-i-TAN
will make something bitter
Usage Note
Paitan is used when adding bitterness to a dish or drink, often associated with traditional Filipino recipes like 'papaitan' that intentionally utilize bitter flavors. It is also used to describe the act of accidentally making a flavor profile too bitter during food preparation.
Examples
" Huwag mong paitan ang kape. "
Natural Translation
Don't make the coffee bitter.
Literal Translation
Don't you make-bitter the coffee.
" Ayaw niyang paitan ang gulay. "
Natural Translation
He doesn't want to make the vegetables bitter.
Literal Translation
Dislike he make-bitter the vegetables.
" Sinadya ng lola na paitan ang ulam dahil iyon ang lasa na kinagisnan ng pamilya nila. "
Natural Translation
Grandmother deliberately made the dish bitter because that is the flavor their family grew up with.
Literal Translation
Intended by grandmother to make-bitter the dish because that the flavor that grew-up-with of family their.
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