Katiyapin (en. To guarantee)
/ka.ti.ya.pin/
Meaning & Definition
EnglishTagalog
verb
It guarantees or promises something.
Guarantee your promises.
Katiyapin mo ang iyong mga pangako.
Ensures or solidifies a situation or event.
Guarantee the entire security system.
Katiyapin ang buong sistema ng seguridad.
Provides assurance to a person or group.
Assure them that they will arrive safely.
Katiyapin mo sila na makararating sila ng buo.
Etymology
From the word ‘katiyakin’
Common Phrases and Expressions
Guarantee yourself
Provide assurance to oneself in a situation.
Katiyapin ang iyong sarili
Guarantee the colleagues
Ensure the welfare or safety of the companions.
Katiyapin ang mga kasamahan
Related Words
certainty
The state of being assured or sure.
katiyakan
certain
Refers to something that is without doubt.
tiyak
Slang Meanings
Quick to give up or back down in a fight.
Why did you back out? You're like a quitter!
Bakit ka kaya umayaw? Para kang katiyapin!
Weak-hearted or easily frightened.
I told him he could do it, but he's so timid.
Sabi ko sa kanya na kaya niya 'yan, pero katiyapin kasi siya.
Always thinking negatively.
Maybe he's really a pessimist, he always tells me 'you can't do it.'
Baka nga siya yata'y katiyapin, lagi na lang niya akong sinasabi na 'hindi mo kaya'.