Mapun - kakan

kakan

mangan

mangan, mag--an

-un

To eat s.t. [Actor focus is mangan. Sometimes magkakanan is used for a big group that is eating.]

I'm going to eat this bread.

Mangan na kitabi.

Let's eat now.

kakanan

The amount that s.o. can eat; one's staple food.

Niya' na kabinasa nne' ku inipat sabap ya' na du mehe kakanan na.

It doesn't really hurt to take care of my mother because the amount of food she eats isn't that much.

Bohas makanan bangsa Pilipin.

Rice is the staple food of Filipinos.

kinakan

General term for food or cooked rice.

kakanan

Favorite.

Bong magbasket, inaa na kakanan ku.

If it's playing basketball, that's my favorite.