neutral📍 Peru — general
De repente
Significado literal: "Suddenly (but means "maybe" in Peru)"
Maybe / Perhaps (Peru usage)
deh reh-PEHN-teh
O que significa?
A subtle but important regional shift: in most of the Spanish-speaking world "de repente" means "suddenly". In everyday Peruvian speech it commonly means "maybe" or "perhaps" instead — "de repente voy" means "maybe I'll go", not "suddenly I go". Context makes the meaning clear, but it trips up visitors constantly.
Como usar
Universal and neutral in Peru. If you want to be unambiguous about "suddenly", "de pronto" is a safer alternative.
Frases de exemplo
Maybe I'll come by later.
De repente me paso más tarde.
Maybe he already knows.
De repente él ya sabe.
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