por confirmar
/poɾ konfiɾmaɾ/from spelling rules
The English phrase "tba" (to be announced) is translated into Spanish as por confirmar.
por confirmar is used in schedules, event programs and documents to indicate that a specific detail, such as a time or location, is yet to be determined or announced.
Meaning: to be announced (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase por confirmar literally means "to be confirmed".
Which one should you use?
While por confirmar is the standard way to indicate something is to be announced, other forms exist depending on the context: pendiente de anunciar expresses that an announcement is pending, sin confirmar means "unconfirmed", a definir means "to be defined" and en preparación means "in preparation".
How does it change in a sentence?
You can also use the phrases Aún no se ha definido… (It hasn't been defined yet…) or Estamos trabajando en los detalles (We're working on the details) to express that information is currently being finalized.
How do you pronounce it?
/poɾ konfiɾmaɾ/
Did you know?
- In formal invitations, Spanish speakers often use the French loan phrase R.S.V.P. instead of a Spanish equivalent to handle unconfirmed attendance.
- The preposition por in por confirmar is used here to indicate a pending action, a usage that differs from its common use as 'for' or 'because of'.
- The word confirmar and the English word 'firm' both descend from the Latin firmus, which relates to being 'strong' or 'steadfast'.
Examples in context
- La fecha de la conferencia está por anunciar.The date of the conference is yet to be announced.
- La exposición estará abierta próximamente, manténganse atentos.The exhibition will be open soon, stay tuned.
- Queremos hacer una reunión, pero estamos esperando confirmaciones. Ya te aviso.We want to have a gathering, but we're waiting for confirmations. I'll let you know.
- La fecha de la fiesta está por confirmar.The date of the party is to be confirmed.
- El lugar del evento sigue por confirmar.The event location is still to be announced.
- El nombre del invitado está por confirmar.The guest's name is yet to be confirmed.
Example conversation
Lucía and Mateo are discussing the details of an upcoming wedding.
- Lucía¿Sabes ya dónde será la boda?Do you know where the wedding will be yet?
- MateoNo, el sitio está por confirmar.No, the venue is to be announced.
- LucíaQué lástima, Mateo, espero que lo decidan pronto.That's a shame, Mateo, I hope they decide soon.
- MateoYo también, Lucía.Me too, Lucía.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries confirmar, por, CC BY-SA 4.0.
