From root: sigang
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinigangan
si-ni-ga-NGAN
cooked sour soup in
Present (Incomplete)
sinisigangan
si-ni-si-ga-NGAN
cooking sour soup in
Future (Contemplated)
sisigangan
si-si-ga-NGAN
will cook sour soup in
Usage Note
Sigangan is used to refer to the act of cooking sour soup in a specific vessel or the process of preparing ingredients for sinigang. It is most frequently encountered in culinary settings or home kitchens when discussing the preparation of this staple Filipino dish.
Examples
" Sigangan natin ang hipon. "
Natural Translation
Let's cook the shrimp in sour soup.
Literal Translation
Cook-sour-soup-in we the shrimp.
" Kailangan mong sigangan ang karne. "
Natural Translation
You need to cook the meat in sour soup.
Literal Translation
Need you cook-sour-soup-in the meat.
" Kapag malamig ang panahon, sigangan natin ang bangus para may mainit na ulam ang pamilya. "
Natural Translation
When the weather is cold, let's cook the milkfish in sour soup so the family has a hot dish.
Literal Translation
When cold the weather, cook-sour-soup-in we the milkfish so has hot dish the family.
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