sapagkat

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • sapagka't

Etymology

From sapagka +‎ at, where sapagka itself is from sa- +‎ pagka.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sapaɡˈkat/ [sɐ.pɐɡˈkat]
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: sa‧pag‧kat

Conjunction

sapagkát (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜉᜄ᜔ᜃᜆ᜔)

  1. because; since; for the reason that
    Synonyms: dahil, kasi, palibhasa, (archaic) sapagka

Further reading
  • “sapagkat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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