rinef

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• niref, ni-ref

Etymology

Tagalog-English code-switching (Taglish), from Philippine English ref +‎ -in-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɾiˈnef/ [ɾɪˈnɛf]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /ɾiˈnep/ [ɾɪˈnɛp]
• Rhymes: -ef, (more native-sounding) -ep
• Syllabification: ri‧nef

Verb

rinéf (complete rinef, progressive rineref, contemplative rerefin, Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜈᜒᜉ᜔)

1. (informal) to put something in a refrigerator; to refrigerate
   • 2014 October 21, @neversherender, Twitter:

     Kapag rinef mo yung tubig, magiging ano? DIba malamig?

     If you refrigerate water, it will become what? Right [it will be] cold?

   • 2018 December 24, @Aetalya18, Twitter:

     Panis yang••••ulam niyo kung di nyo rinef. Hmm

     Your viand will be spoiled if you don't refrigerate it. Hmm

   • 2022, Christine Hazel Cabato, “How to Prepare Ever Whip cream icing| Super stable icing| Ever Whip review by Mommy rheine”, in YouTube:

     Hi, can I ask po after mixing rinef nyo po or hindi?

     Hi, can I respectfully ask if after mixing, did you refrigerate [it] or not?

2. (informal) refrigerated
   • 2013 January 13, @XYZyrilSntx, “Ano ang Tagalog ng Ref? [What is the Tagalog of Ref?]”, in Askfm:

     […] May joke ako. Ref? Ayan yung tawag kapag may ginawa ang lalaki sa babae na hind kaaya-aya. Ex: "Uy, RinEF niya ako!!! […]

     I have a joke. Ref? That's what's called when a boy does something to a girl that is not pleasant. Example: "Hey, they refrigerated me!!! […] "

   • 2019 December 25, @unofficial_kth, Twitter:

     Yung tipong pagbukas mo sa ref wala na yung pagkain na rinef mo...

     That moment when you opened the refrigerator and the food you refrigerated is gone...

   • 2020 December 15, @tangomqureen, Twitter:

     Guys rinef ko yung asin 🙂

     Guys I refrigerated the salt 🙂

Inflection

Verb conjugation for rinef

Affix		Root word			Trigger
-in-		ref			object
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
refin	rinef niref	rineref nireref	rerefin	formal	kareref	refin
				informal	kakaref