dili malikayan

inevitable; unavoidableadjective / expression

Alternative meanings

cannot be avoided; unavoidable; something that will happen even if one tries to prevent it; necessary or certain depending on context

Pronunciation

DEE-lee mah-lee-KAH-yahn

Root and affixes

Dili means not. Malikayan comes from likay, to avoid or dodge. Dili malikayan literally means cannot be avoided.

Variants or conjugations

dili malikayan = inevitable; dili kalikayan = inevitable/unavoidable; malikayan = avoidable; likayan = to avoid; sigurado = certain

Related words and expressions

avoid, avoidable, necessary, happen, fate, certain

Meaning and usage notes

Use it when something cannot be avoided. If inevitable means certain to happen, sigurado nga mahitabo can also fit depending on the sentence.