Uncertainty

to shake

Pandiwa

/ʃeɪk/ or /sheik/

sh

ʃ

a

eɪ

k

k

e

(pagsablayan)

yugyogin

to make something, particularly a belief or idea, less certain

shaky

pang-uri

/ʃeɪ.ki/ or /shei.ki/

sh

ʃ

a

eɪ

k

k

y

i

(marupok)

hindi tiyak

uncertain about the exact details of something

should

Pandiwa

/ʃʊd/ or /shood/

sh

ʃ

ou

ʊ

l

d

d

(nararapat)

dapat

used to indicate a degree of expectation regarding something that is likely to happen

someway

pang-abay

/sʌm.weɪ/ or /sam.vei/

s

s

o

ʌ

m

m

e

w

w

a

e

y

ɪ

(sa isang hindi tiyak na paraan)

sa ilang paraan

in some obscure manner or by some unspecified means that one does not know or understand thoroughly

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

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

(pansamantala)

panandalian

not firmly established or decided, with the possibility of changes in the future

tentatively

pang-abay

/tɛn.tə.tɪv.li/ or /ten.tē.tiv.li/

t

t

e

ɛ

n

n

t

t

a

ə

t

t

i

ɪ

v

v

e

l

l

y

i

(hindi tiyak na)

pansamantalang

in a way that is not certain or definite and might be changed later

there is many a slip twixt cup and lip

Pangungusap

/ðɛɹ ɪz mˈɛni ɐ slˈɪp twˈɪkst ɔːɹ bɪtwˌiːn kˈʌp ænd lˈɪp/

N/A

Proverb

used to imply that even when something seems certain or likely to happen, there are many opportunities for it to go wrong or for unexpected events to intervene before it is actually achieved

there is no question of

Pangungusap

/ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ kwˈɛstʃən ʌv/

N/A

Collocation

used to convey that something cannot happen under any given circumstances

uncertain

pang-uri

/ʌn.sɜr.tən/ or /an.sēr.tēn/

u

ə

n

n

c

s

e

ɜ

r

r

t

t

ai

ə

n

n

(hindi sigurado)

hindi tiyak

not definitively known or decided

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

unconvinced

pang-uri

/ʌn.kən.vɪnst/ or /an.kēn.vinst/

u

ə

n

n

c

k

o

ə

n

n

v

v

i

ɪ

n

n

c

s

e

d

t

(walang tiwala)

hindi kumbinsido

having doubts about the validity or credibility of something

to weaken

Pandiwa

/wi.kən/ or /vi.kēn/

w

w

ea

i

k

k

e

ə

n

n

(makompromiso)

humina

to become less resolved or determined

would

Pandiwa

/wʊd/ or /vood/

w

w

ou

ʊ

l

d

d

(posibleng)

maari

used to express an opinion about which one is not certain

you can never tell

Pangungusap

/juː ɔːɹ wˈʌn kæn nˈɛvɚ tˈɛl/

N/A

Collocation

used to say that one can never be sure of something