konsiyensiya
konsiyénsiya with stress marks
conscience
Usage Note
Konsiyensiya is a Spanish loanword (from conciencia) for conscience, frequently used in moral and religious discourse and deeply tied to Filipino Catholic values. The phrase asking whether someone has a konsiyensiya is a common moral rebuke in everyday Filipino conversation.
Examples
" Wala ka bang konsiyensiya? "
Natural Translation
Don't you have a conscience?
Literal Translation
None you question conscience?
" Ang konsiyensiya niya ang pumigil sa kanya mula sa pagsisinungaling. "
Natural Translation
His/Her conscience stopped him/her from lying.
Literal Translation
The conscience his/her the-one-that-stopped him/her from lying.
" Kahit walang nakakita sa kaniya, hindi niya nagawang magnakaw dahil kinakausap siya ng kaniyang konsiyensiya. "
Natural Translation
Even though no one saw him, he could not bring himself to steal because his conscience was speaking to him.
Literal Translation
Even-though none saw to him, not he managed to-steal because talking-to him the his conscience.
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