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Siguro

English

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
Example 1

Moabot siguro siya karong hapon.

He/She will probably arrive this afternoon.

Example 2

Siguro busy siya karon.

He/She is probably busy now.

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