siyempre

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Bikol Central

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish siempre (always).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈempɾe/
  • IPA(key): /siˈempɾe/
  • Hyphenation: si‧yem‧pre

Adverb

siyémpre (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜋ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜍᜒ)

  1. of course
    Siyempre, aram ko iyan
    I know that, of course.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish siempre (always), from Latin semper. The sense has since shifted to the current sense.

Pronunciation

Adverb

siyempre (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜋ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒ)

  1. of course; certainly
    Synonyms: talaga, mangyari pa, siyanga
    Siyempre, alam ko iyan.
    I know that, of course.
  2. (archaic) always
    Synonyms: lagi, palagi

Further reading

  • siyempre”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018