Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary
Siguro
probably; surely; maybeadverb
- Alternative meanings
A word that expresses probability, assumption, or moderate certainty about something that may be true or may happen.
- Pronunciation
see-GOO-roh
- Root and affixes
Related to seguro, but in Cebuano siguro mainly functions as a probability marker.
- Variants or conjugations
tingali; seguro; lagmit; basin
- Related words and expressions
sure; maybe; possible; true; certainty
- Meaning and usage notes
Siguro matches seguramente when it means probably. If the meaning is surely or definitely, segurado or sigurado can be stronger.
adverbsmaybeprobabilityprobablysurely
Moabot siguro siya karong hapon.
He/She will probably arrive this afternoon.
Siguro busy siya karon.
He/She is probably busy now.