KINAIN

root word: kain (eat)

kinain
ate (past tense of eat)

Kinain ko ang tinapay. 
I ate the bread.

Kinain ko po ang tinapay.
I ate the bread. (to old person)

Kinain mo na ba?
Did you eat it already?

Kinain mo na ba ang inihanda ko?
Have you eaten what I prepared?

Kinain ba nila? 
Did they eat it?

Kinain ba nila ang pagkain?
Did they eat the food?


The Tagalog word ate (pronounced “ah-teh”) means big sister.

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