From root: ref
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ini-ref
i-ni-REF
put in the refrigerator
Present (Incomplete)
ini-re-ref
i-ni-re-REF
putting in the refrigerator
Future (Contemplated)
i-re-ref
i-re-REF
will put in the refrigerator
Usage Note
I-ref is a colloquial Taglish verb used in daily household settings to instruct someone to store food or drinks in the refrigerator for preservation or chilling. It is highly informal but more commonly used in urban conversation than the formal phrase 'ilagay sa refrigerator'.
Examples
" I-ref mo ang tira. "
Natural Translation
Put the leftovers in the fridge.
Literal Translation
Put-in-fridge you the leftover.
" Kailangan mong i-ref ang gatas. "
Natural Translation
You need to put the milk in the refrigerator.
Literal Translation
Need you put-in-refrigerator the milk.
" Bago ka matulog, i-ref mo na ang ulam para hindi mapanis pagdating ng umaga. "
Natural Translation
Before you sleep, put the food in the fridge so it doesn't spoil by morning.
Literal Translation
Before you sleep, put-in-fridge you already the food so-that not get-spoiled arrival of morning.
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