magsarsa
magsársa with stress marks
to make sauce
From root: sarsa
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagsarsa
nag-SAR-sa
made sauce
Present (Incomplete)
nagsasarsa
nag-sa-SAR-sa
is making sauce
Future (Contemplated)
magsasarsa
mag-sa-SAR-sa
will make sauce
Usage Note
Magsarsa is the actor-focus mag- form of sarsa, a Spanish loanword reflecting the deep influence of colonial-era cuisine on Filipino cooking. It covers both the act of making a dipping sauce from scratch and the broader sense of saucing a dish. The companion object-focus form is sarsahan.
Examples
" Marunong siyang magsarsa. "
Natural Translation
He knows how to make sauce.
Literal Translation
Knows he-that to-make-sauce.
" Mas masarap magsarsa gamit ang sariwang kamatis. "
Natural Translation
It is more delicious to make sauce using fresh tomatoes.
Literal Translation
More delicious to-make-sauce using the fresh tomato.
" Bago ihain ang inihaw na liempo, nagsarsa muna kami ng maasim na sawsawan na may sili at suka. "
Natural Translation
Before serving the grilled pork belly, we first made a sour dipping sauce with chili and vinegar.
Literal Translation
Before serve the grilled pork-belly, made-sauce first we of sour dipping-sauce that has chili and vinegar.
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