isawsaw
isawsáw with stress marks
to dip [it]
From root: sawsaw
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
isinawsaw
i-si-naw-SAW
dipped
Present (Incomplete)
isinasawsaw
i-si-na-saw-SAW
is being dipped
Future (Contemplated)
isasawsaw
i-sa-saw-SAW
will be dipped
Usage Note
Isawsaw is the object-focus i- (conveyance) form of sawsaw, used when the item being dipped is the grammatical focus. Central to Filipino dining culture, where nearly every meal involves dipping sauces — toyo, suka, bagoong, or lechon sauce. Sawsaw also carries a colloquial sense of meddling in others' affairs, though isawsaw is most often used in the literal culinary context.
Examples
" Isawsaw mo ang kanin sa sabaw. "
Natural Translation
Dip the rice into the broth.
Literal Translation
Dip you the rice in broth.
" Isawsaw mo ang lumpia sa suka bago kumain. "
Natural Translation
Dip the eggroll in vinegar before eating.
Literal Translation
Dip you the eggroll in vinegar before to-eat.
" Bago mo isawsaw ang prito sa toyo, lagyan mo muna ng kalamansi para mas masarap. "
Natural Translation
Before you dip the fried food in soy sauce, squeeze some calamansi on it first so it tastes better.
Literal Translation
Before you dip the fried in soy-sauce, put you first of calamansi so more delicious.
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