sigida
sigídà with stress marks
steady or consecutive
Usage Note
Sigida describes something done without interruption, in a sustained or repeated sequence — steady rain, back-to-back victories, unrelenting effort. It is more common in regional and literary Tagalog than in everyday casual speech.
Examples
" Sigida ang ulan ngayon. "
Natural Translation
The rain is steady today.
Literal Translation
Steady the rain now.
" Ang sigida ng ulan ay nagdulot ng baha. "
Natural Translation
The steady rain caused a flood.
Literal Translation
The steady of rain caused of flood.
" Dahil sa sigida ng kanilang panalo, naging kampeon ang koponan sa buong taon na walang katalo. "
Natural Translation
Because of their consecutive wins, the team became champion all year without a single defeat.
Literal Translation
Because of the consecutive of their win, became champion the team in whole year that no defeat.
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