EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to make sure, to ensure...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-si-GU-ro/
FIL: Ang pagtiyak o pag-alam nang may katiyakan sa isang bagay; gawin ang isang bagay upang maging sigurado at alisin ang pag-aalinlangan.
EN: to make sure, to ensure
The official verb of 'praning' (paranoid) people and responsible adults. 'Nag-lock ka ba ng pinto?' 'Oo, pero babalikan ko para magsiguro.' It's double-checking your alarm, sending a follow-up email, and asking your friend for the fifth time, 'Sure ka na ba talaga?'
From 'siguro' (maybe, perhaps), which itself comes from Spanish 'seguro' (sure, certain). The verb form 'magsiguro' shifts the meaning from 'maybe' to 'to make sure'.
ROOT MEANING: maybe; perhaps; probably
This is a fascinating word because its root 'siguro' means 'maybe,' but the verb 'magsiguro' means the opposite: 'to remove maybes' and 'to make certain.' The more common verb for this is 'siguraduhin'.
🇵🇭 Magsiguro ka na dala mo ang lahat ng kailangan mo bago umalis.
🇺🇸 Make sure you have everything you need before leaving.
🇵🇭 Tumawag ako ulit para magsiguro sa oras ng ating pagkikita.
🇺🇸 I called again to make sure about the time of our meeting.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.