Magpaalipin (en. To submit oneself)

/maɡ.pa.a.lip.in/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

The action that shows submission to the power or authority of others.

Many people submitted themselves to foreign oppressors.

Maraming tao ang nagpaalipin sa mga banyagang mang-aapi.

The state of being enslaved or in servitude.

He wanted to submit himself to escape poverty.

Nais niyang magpaalipin upang makatakas sa kahirapan.

from the root word 'alipin'

to submit to a system

to follow a system that has power or control over a person's life.

magpaalipin sa sistema

slave

A person owned by another and without freedom.

alipin

surrender

The acknowledgment of another's power and the cessation of resistance.

pagsuko

to submit oneself to another person

Out of fear, he decided to submit himself to his boss in everything.

Sa sobrang takot niya, nagdesisyon siyang magpaalipin sa kanyang boss sa lahat ng bagay.

to be dependent on others

I don't want to be dependent anymore; I want to learn to stand on my own two feet.

Ayoko nang magpaalipin, gusto kong matutong tumayo sa sarili kong mga paa.

to pass responsibilities to others

He can't pass all the tasks, so he feels like he's submitted to the group.

Hindi niya maipasa ang lahat ng gawain, kaya't pakiramdam niya ay nagpaalipin siya sa grupo.