siyempre

Central Bikol

Alternative forms

• syempre, siempre

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish siempre (“always”).

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

siyémpre (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜋ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜍᜒ)

1. of course

   Siyempre, aram ko iyan

   I know that, of course.

2. (uncommon) always

   Synonyms: pirme, parati

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• syempre

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

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

Further reading

• “siyempre”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018