magsaing
magsaíng with stress marks
to cook rice
From root: saing
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagsaing
nag-sa-ING
cooked rice
Present (Incomplete)
nagsasaing
nag-sa-sa-ING
is cooking rice
Future (Contemplated)
magsasaing
mag-sa-sa-ING
will cook rice
Usage Note
Magsaing is the actor-focus form of saing, the traditional method of cooking rice by simmering it in measured water. It is a central daily household instruction in Filipino homes, reflecting rice's role as the cornerstone of every Filipino meal.
Examples
" Magsaing ka na ng kanin. "
Natural Translation
Go cook the rice now.
Literal Translation
Cook-rice you already of rice.
" Tungkulin ko na magsaing bago dumating ang pamilya. "
Natural Translation
It is my duty to cook rice before the family arrives.
Literal Translation
Duty my to cook rice before to arrive the family.
" Bago pa magising ang iba, nagsasaing na ang lola para handa ang almusal pagbangon ng pamilya. "
Natural Translation
Even before the others wake up, grandmother is already cooking rice so breakfast is ready when the family gets up.
Literal Translation
Before even to-wake the others, cooking-rice already the grandmother so ready the breakfast upon-rising of family.
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