Katiyakan at Kawalang-katiyakan

inarguable

pang-uri

/ɪn.ɑr.gjuə.bəl/ or /in.aar.gyooē.bēl/

i

ɪ

n

n

a

ɑ:

r

r

g

g

u

ju:

a

ə

b

b

ə

l

l

e

(tiyak na katotohanan)

hindi mapapasinungalingan

beyond debate or argument

infallible

pang-uri

/ɪn.fæ.lə.bəl/ or /in.fā.lē.bēl/

i

ɪ

n

n

f

f

a

æ

ll

l

i

ə

b

b

ə

l

l

e

(hindi nagkakamali)

walang pagkakamali

incapable of making mistakes or being wrong

unequivocal

pang-uri

/ʌn.ɪk.wɪ.və.kəl/ or /an.ik.vi.vē.kēl/

u

ə

n

n

e

i

q

k

u

w

i

ɪ

v

v

o

ə

c

k

a

ə

l

l

(walang duda)

tahas

expressing one's ideas and opinions so clearly that it leaves no room for doubt

definitive

pang-uri

/dɪ.fɪ.nɪ.tɪv/ or /di.fi.ni.tiv/

d

d

e

ɪ

f

f

i

ɪ

n

n

i

ɪ

t

t

i

ɪ

v

v

e

(pangwakas)

tiyak

settling an issue authoritatively and leaving no room for further doubt or debate

likelihood

Pangngalan

/laɪk.li.hʊd/ or /laik.li.hood/

l

l

i

aɪ

k

k

e

l

l

i

i

h

h

oo

ʊ

d

d

( pagkakataon )

posibilidad

the probability or chance of something occurring

uncertainty

Pangngalan

/ʌn.sɜr.tən.ti/ or /an.sēr.tēn.ti/

u

ə

n

n

c

s

e

ɜ

r

r

t

t

ai

ə

n

n

t

t

y

i

(hindi katiyakan)

kawalang-katiyakan

something about which one cannot be certain

hunch

Pangngalan

/hənʧ/ or /hēnch/

h

h

u

ə

n

n

ch

ʧ

(hinala)

paningin

a feeling or intuition about something, often without conscious reasoning or evidence

prospect

Pangngalan

/prɑs.pɛkt/ or /praas.pekt/

p

p

r

r

o

ɑ

s

s

p

p

e

ɛ

c

k

t

t

(mga posibilidad)

mga pagkakataon

the likelihood or possibility of something becoming successful in the future

scenario

Pangngalan

/sɪ.nɛ.rioʊ/ or /si.ne.riooo/

s

s

c

e

ɪ

n

n

a

ɛ

r

r

io

ioʊ

(daloy ng pangyayari)

senaryo

a hypothetical sequence of events or a plausible situation that could unfold

suspicion

Pangngalan

/səs.pɪ.ʃən/ or /sēs.pi.shēn/

s

s

u

ə

s

s

p

p

i

ɪ

c

ʃ

io

ə

n

n

(suspetsang)

hinala

a feeling of doubt or mistrust towards someone or something, often without concrete evidence or proof

reservation

Pangngalan

/rɛ.zər.veɪ.ʃən/ or /re.zēr.vei.shēn/

r

r

e

ɛ

s

z

e

ə

r

r

v

v

a

eɪ

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

n

(pagdududa)

pag-aalinlangan

a lingering uncertainty or hesitation that prevents full acceptance or commitment to something

conjecture

Pangngalan

/kən.ʤɛk.ʃɜr/ or /kēn.jek.shēr/

c

k

o

ə

n

n

j

ʤ

e

ɛ

c

k

t

ʃ

u

ɜ

r

r

e

(paghihinala)

hinuha

an idea that is based on guesswork and not facts

tentative

pang-uri

/tɛ.nə.tɪv/ or /te.nē.tiv/

t

t

e

ɛ

n

n

ə

t

t

a

ɪ

t

i

v

v

e

(mahiyain)

nag-aalanganin

hesitant, timid, and not having enough confidence

dubious

pang-uri

/du.biəs/ or /doo.biēs/

d

d

u

u

b

b

iou

iə

s

s

(may pagdududa)

duwumalay

(of a person) unsure or hesitant about the credibility or goodness of something

alleged

pang-uri

/ə.lɛʤd/ or /ē.lejd/

a

ə

ll

l

e

ɛ

g

ʤ

e

d

d

(inaangkin na)

inaasahang

asserted or claimed to be true, but not yet proven

inconclusive

pang-uri

/ɪn.kənk.lu.sɪv/ or /in.kēnk.loo.siv/

i

ɪ

n

n

c

k

o

ə

n

n

c

k

l

l

u

u

s

s

i

ɪ

v

v

e

(walang katiyakan)

hindi tiyak

not producing a clear result or decision

hesitant

pang-uri

/hɛ.zɪ.tənt/ or /he.zi.tēnt/

h

h

e

ɛ

s

z

i

ɪ

t

t

a

ə

n

n

t

t

(nagdadalawang-isip)

nag-aalangan

uncertain or reluctant to act or speak, often due to doubt or indecision

to theorize

Pandiwa

/θiɜ.raɪz/ or /thiē.raiz/

th

θ

eo

iɜ

r

r

i

aɪ

z

z

e

(magsalita ng mga teoriya)

manggagawang teorya

to express various scenarios about something without necessarily basing it on evidence or facts

supposedly

pang-abay

/sə.poʊ.zəd.li/ or /sē.pooo.zēd.li/

s

s

u

ə

pp

p

o

oʊ

s

z

e

ə

d

d

l

l

y

i

(daw)

sinasabing

used to suggest that something is assumed to be true, often with a hint of doubt