Ipabahala (en. To delegate)
ipah-bah-lah
Meaning & Definition
EnglishTagalog
verb
An action or process of passing responsibility or task to others.
Just delegate the project to him.
Ipabahala mo na lang sa kanya ang proyekto.
Organizing or controlling someone else in a task or responsibility.
He wants to delegate the traffic management to his assistant.
Nais niyang ipabahala ang mga trapiko sa kanyang katulong.
Etymology
Derived from the word 'bala' meaning 'goal' or 'purpose.'
Common Phrases and Expressions
delegate to others
pass responsibility to another person.
ipabahala sa iba
delegate the task
pass a project or task to someone else.
ipabahala ang gawain
Related Words
division
The process of dividing responsibilities or tasks among people.
paghahati
responsibility
A task that must be performed or acted upon.
responsibilidad
Slang Meanings
pass it on to someone else to do
You can just pass your project on to him.
Kaya mo na lang ipabahala sa kanya yung proyekto mo.
leave the work to others
Leave the useless tasks to the team.
Ipabahala mo yung mga walang kwentang gawain sa team.