From root: sigurado
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nanigurado
na-ni-gu-RA-do
made sure
Present (Incomplete)
naninigurado
na-ni-ni-gu-RA-do
making sure
Future (Contemplated)
maninigurado
ma-ni-ni-gu-RA-do
will make sure
Usage Note
Manigurado is used when someone takes extra precautions or double-checks a situation to be absolutely certain and avoid potential risks or mistakes. It is common in contexts involving safety, planning, or confirming information.
Examples
" Manigurado ka muna. "
Natural Translation
Make sure first.
Literal Translation
Make-sure you first.
" Gusto kong manigurado bago umalis. "
Natural Translation
I want to make sure before leaving.
Literal Translation
Want I make-sure before leave.
" Bago kami umalis papunta sa airport, nanigurado ako na dala namin ang lahat ng aming pasaporte. "
Natural Translation
Before we left for the airport, I made sure we had brought all of our passports.
Literal Translation
Before we leave going-to the airport, made-sure I that brought we the all of our passport.
Take Tagalog with you
The full course, a 12,500-word dictionary, and flashcards that make every word stick — free to start on iOS and Android.
Tagalog builds thousands of words from a few hundred roots.
How Tagalog words workWord family
sigurado has 7 related forms built from the same root.
Related Words
Explore Tagalog by topic
Free guides on grammar, vocabulary, and culture to take you past single-word lookups.
How to Say "I Love You" in Tagalog: Phrases & Meaning
Learn how to say I love you in Tagalog. Mahal kita, Iniibig kita, and Filipino terms of endearment for partners, family, and friends — with cultural notes.
Po and Opo in Tagalog: Where to Put Them Right
Po and opo confuse learners — but placement follows one rule. Where po goes in a sentence, why it's opo not 'oo po', and the pronoun shift to learn.
Days of the Week and Months in Tagalog
The days of the week and months in Tagalog are Spanish loanwords. Learn all 7 days and 12 months with pronunciation, plus how to say dates and 'every Monday.'
May vs Mayroon vs Meron: Have & There Is
May vs mayroon in Tagalog finally made simple: one rule decides which to use, plus how meron and wala fit the same have and there-is family.