Ipaunawa (en. To explain)

ipa-u-na-wa

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

A word that describes an action expressing the intention to convey understanding.

I need to explain my opinion to them.

Kailangan kong ipaunawa sa kanila ang aking opinyon.

Providing explanations or interpretations to facilitate understanding.

Sometimes it's hard to explain concepts to children.

Minsan ay mahirap ipaunawa ang mga konsepto sa mga bata.

The message should be conveyed in a way that is easy to understand.

It's better if your explanation is clear.

Mas mainam kung maayos ang iyong ipaunawa.

root word: 'unawa' meaning 'understanding' and 'ipa' meaning 'to pass' or 'to convey'.

explain to them

to provide an explanation to a person or group.

ipaunawa sa kanila

request to explain

a request to clarify something.

pakiusap na ipaunawa

understanding

the ability to comprehend or form knowledge from information.

unawa

explanation

a detail or information that clarifies an idea.

paliwanag

just explain

Just explain to him that you really don't want to.

Ipaunawa mo na lang sa kanya na ayaw mo talaga.

to clarify

You need to clarify to him why there's a delay.

Kailangan mo siyang ipaunawa kung bakit may delay.

make him understand

Make him understand so that you'll have a mutual understanding.

Ipaunawa mo sa kanya para naman magkaintindihan kayo.