What is the difference between minsan and paminsan minsan ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.

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The meaning is just same.

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minsan - once
paminsan minsan - sometimes

ex:
Minsan lang kita iibigin.
I will love you once

Paminsan minsan, naaalala pa rin kita.
Sometimes, Im still remember you.

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@imvenste So why filipinos here always say minsan means sometimes? some of the words they teach here the meanings are differents from tagalog dictionary. It really confuses tagalog learners like me.

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@cyberpolaris143 Oh... I forgot to include that "minsan" also means "sometimes"..

to sum up,
• Minsan -> once, sometimes
• Paminsan minsan -> sometimes

so the meaning of "minsan" will vary depending of the context.

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@imvenste my filipino friend told me that minsan means "once" and that's also in the tagalog dictionary whilst paminsan minsan means occassionally or sometimes.

https://tagalog.pinoydictionary.com/search?q=pa...

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theyre the same paminsan minsan is just emphasized word of minsan

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@MikeJude what do you mean by emphasized word?

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i mean paminsan minsan is shorten so it becomes minsan .

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@cyberpolaris143 I saw the link you gave.. hmmm.. but me as a speaker of tagalog. I use the word "minsan" as "once or sometimes" while "paminsan minsan" as "sometimes". I dont want to confuse you, but thats how I use those words. Lets other help us. @aalia_b , @MikeJude , how do you use those words?

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@MikeJude look at my example sentences above, Do I use those words right, right?

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Minsan- once, sometime, at one time
Paminsan-minsan- occasionally, sometimes, at times, once in a while

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try it sometimes
1.subukan mo minsan
2.subukan mo paminsanminsan
I think they are just the same

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@imvenste yeah

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Now I know the answer after contemplating. XD

● Minsan > sometimes
● Paminsan-minsan > Sometimes
● Minsan lang > Once

the word "lang(only)" change the meaning of "minsan". what others think about this?

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@imvenste
minsan lang pwede rin just once hehe

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@magnum357 ahaha.. right..

I didn't know the differences of those words until somebody asks this.. XD

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dianaminsuga

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minsan is once..
paminsan minsan means once in awhile

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