From root: puto
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagputo
nag-PU-to
made rice cakes
Present (Incomplete)
nagpuputo
nag-pu-PU-to
making rice cakes
Future (Contemplated)
magpuputo
mag-pu-PU-to
will make rice cakes
Usage Note
Magputo is used when referring to the act of preparing or steaming rice cakes, often in the context of cooking traditional Filipino snacks for gatherings or for sale. It focuses on the specific process of making this delicacy rather than just cooking in general.
Examples
" Magputo tayo para sa handaan. "
Natural Translation
Let's make rice cakes for the gathering.
Literal Translation
Make-rice-cakes we for the gathering.
" Magtutulungan kami magputo. "
Natural Translation
We will help make rice cakes.
Literal Translation
We will help make rice cakes.
" Bago dumating ang mga bisita, nagputo muna ang mga kababaihan sa barangay habang naghahanda ang iba ng iba't ibang ulam. "
Natural Translation
Before the guests arrived, the women in the village first made rice cakes while the others prepared various dishes.
Literal Translation
Before arrived the guests, made-rice-cakes first the women in village while preparing the others of various dishes.
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