isangag
isángag with stress marks
to stir-fry [it]
From root: sangag
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
isinangag
i-si-NA-ngag
stir-fried
Present (Incomplete)
isinasangag
i-si-na-SA-ngag
is being stir-fried
Future (Contemplated)
isasangag
i-sa-SA-ngag
will be stir-fried
Usage Note
Isangag is the object-focus i- form of sangag, used when the food being stir-fried or dry-roasted is the grammatical focus. The conveyance i- prefix appears in recipe instructions where the ingredient — cooked rice, garlic, coffee beans — is the topic; pairs with actor-focus magsangag.
Examples
" Isangag mo ang kanin. "
Natural Translation
Stir-fry the rice.
Literal Translation
Stir-fry you the rice.
" Masarap isangag ang kaning-lamig kasama ang maraming bawang. "
Natural Translation
It is delicious to stir-fry leftover rice with lots of garlic.
Literal Translation
Delicious to-stir-fry the leftover-rice accompanied the many garlic.
" Pagkatapos magsaing, isinangag ng kuya ang natirang kanin kasama ng itlog at toyo para sa almusal. "
Natural Translation
After cooking rice, my older brother stir-fried the leftover rice with egg and soy sauce for breakfast.
Literal Translation
After cook-rice, stir-fried by older-brother the leftover rice with of egg and soy-sauce for breakfast.
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