saingin
saingín with stress marks
to cook (rice)
From root: saing
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinaing
si-na-ING
cooked
Present (Incomplete)
sinasaing
si-na-sa-ING
is being cooked
Future (Contemplated)
sasaingin
sa-sa-i-NGIN
will be cooked
Usage Note
Saingin is the object-focus form of saing, used when the rice grains being cooked are the sentence topic. It shifts the spotlight from the cook to the rice itself, and pairs with the actor-focus magsaing in everyday domestic instructions.
Examples
" Saingin mo na ang bigas. "
Natural Translation
Go ahead and cook the rice.
Literal Translation
Cook you now the uncooked-rice.
" Kailangan mo na saingin ang dalawang baso ng bigas para sa hapunan. "
Natural Translation
You need to cook two cups of rice for dinner.
Literal Translation
Need you to cook the two glasses of uncooked-rice for dinner.
" Bago ka umalis ng bahay, saingin mo muna ang bigas para may mainit na kanin pagdating ng mga bisita mamaya. "
Natural Translation
Before you leave the house, cook the rice first so there's warm rice when the guests arrive later.
Literal Translation
Before you leave of house, cook you first the uncooked-rice so there-is warm rice upon-arrival of the guests later.
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