siyempre

• syempre, siempre

Borrowed from Spanish siempre (“always”).

• IPA^(key): /siˈempɾe/ [siˈjem.pɾe]
• IPA^(key): /siˈempɾe/ [ˈʃem.pɾe]
• Hyphenation: si‧yem‧pre

siyémpre (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜋ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜍᜒ)

1. of course

   Siyempre, aram ko iyan

   I know that, of course.

• syempre

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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˈempɾe/ [ˈʃɛm.pɾɛ]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /siˈempɾe/ [ˈsjɛm.pɾɛ]
• Rhymes: -empɾe
• Syllabification: si‧yem‧pre

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

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