Magpaluto (en. Have someone cook)

mag-pah-loo-to

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

A verb referring to the action of having someone cook food on your behalf.

I had Maria cook sinigang for dinner.

Nagpaluto ako ng sinigang kay Maria para sa hapunan.

An action performed by a person to avoid cooking by themselves.

He preferred to have someone cook rather than cooking for himself.

Mas pinili niyang magpaluto kaysa magluto ng sarili.

A verb form referring to the act of asking someone else to cook.

He always has his grandmother cook during occasions.

Palagi siyang nagpapaluto sa kanyang lola tuwing may okasyon.

Have food cooked

To give a command or request for someone to cook for us.

Magpaluto ng pagkain

cook

The process of cooking food.

luto

cooking

A person who is actively cooking food.

nagluluto

to have someone else cook for you

I just had Lola cook for me because I don't know how to cook.

Nagmagpaluto na lang ako kay Lola kasi di ako marunong magluto.

to ask a favor to cook

I had my best friend cook because I didn't have time.

Nagpaluto ako kay bestie kasi wala akong time.

constantly checking on the food being cooked by someone else

It's like I had someone cook a delicious dish, but the next day I had someone cook again.

Para akong nagpaluto ng masarap na putahe, pero kinabukasan nagpaluto ulit ako.