mandin

Tagalog

Etymology

From man +‎ din.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /manˈdin/ [mɐn̪ˈd̪in̪]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: man‧din

Adverb

mandín (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔)

1. unexpectedly; suddenly

   Synonyms: agad, kaagad

   Nang magkita kami, mandin ay tumayo siya't nakipagbatian sa akin.

   When we met, she suddenly stood up and greeted with me.

2. it seems; perhaps; apparently

   Synonyms: wari, tila, marahil

   Mandin ay artista siya.

   She apparently is an actress.

3. nevertheless; yet

   Synonym: gayumpaman

4. (now chiefly Marinduque, Mindoro, Rizal, uncommon in Bulacan) definitely; indeed; without doubt

   Synonym: ngani

   Namamatay mandin.

   It's definitely dying.

   Mandin pa!

   Indeed!

5. (Marinduque) isn't it? right?

   Mahal mo mandin ako?

   Don't you love me?

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with man din. See also naman and man lamang.

• Can be made the first word (predicate) or an enclitic particle.
• Fairly rare in contemporary Manileño Tagalog, which is the basis for Filipino.

See also

• talaga

 

References

• “mandin”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “mandin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 890
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 693
• Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 767.
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[2] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[3], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 616: “Zierta mente) Tantomandin (pc) duo dic: afirmatiue, nacqita cõg tãtomãdin, vilo yo ziertamẽte.”
  • page 616: “Zierta mente) Totoomandin (pc) duo dic: a firmantes, totoomandin at cundi cqita paghahampaſin nang ſangdaan, zierta mente ſinote hago dar zien açotes.”
  • page 616: “Zierto) Mandin (pc) adver) afir: ſinung̃aling ca mandin, mientes zierto.”
• “mandin”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024