mandin

From man +‎ din.

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

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?

• 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 or Standard Tagalog.

• “mandin”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “mandin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 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 (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: 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, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados.‎^[1] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier.
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835), Vocabulario de la lengua Tagala, primera y segunda parte. En la primera, se pone primero el Castellano, y despues el Tagalo. Y en la segunda al contrario, que son las raíces simples con sus acentos.‎^[2] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: La Imprenta nueva de D. José María Dayot, por Tomás Oliva.
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[3] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag.
  • 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, 2010–2026.