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Determination

Tagalog translation: sigasig

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English term or phrase:Determination
Tagalog translation:sigasig

17:38 Nov 8, 2001
English to Tagalog translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: Determination
He has the determination to succeed.
AJ
sigasig
Explanation:
Hello AJ,

Contemporary Tagalog speakers nowadays would quickly translate "determination" as "determinasyon", which is of course widely-accepted and even appropriate for modern ears, but if you would be strict about it, the more exact equivalent of "determination" would be "sigasig"--which also refers to "drive" or to a lesser extent "persistence".

Thus, the translation of your entire sentence would be:

"Mayroon siyang sigasig upang magtagumpay."

where
Mayroon = indicator of positive possession ("has")
siyang = subject pronoun (he/she)
sigasig = "determination"
upang = "to"
magtagumpay = "succeed"

If you wanted to convey "perseverance" instead, you may wish to substitute "sigasig" with "tiyaga".

Hope this helps!
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Jake Estrada FCIL CL
Philippines
Local time: 17:03
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Wow...great explanation! Excellent job! Salamat!
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sigasig


Explanation:
Hello AJ,

Contemporary Tagalog speakers nowadays would quickly translate "determination" as "determinasyon", which is of course widely-accepted and even appropriate for modern ears, but if you would be strict about it, the more exact equivalent of "determination" would be "sigasig"--which also refers to "drive" or to a lesser extent "persistence".

Thus, the translation of your entire sentence would be:

"Mayroon siyang sigasig upang magtagumpay."

where
Mayroon = indicator of positive possession ("has")
siyang = subject pronoun (he/she)
sigasig = "determination"
upang = "to"
magtagumpay = "succeed"

If you wanted to convey "perseverance" instead, you may wish to substitute "sigasig" with "tiyaga".

Hope this helps!


    Native Tagalog speaker and resident of Manila since birth
Jake Estrada FCIL CL
Philippines
Local time: 17:03
Native speaker of: Native in TagalogTagalog
PRO pts in pair: 348
Grading comment
Wow...great explanation! Excellent job! Salamat!
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