Utasin (en. To command)

/uˈta.sin/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

An action of giving an order or assigning someone to do something.

Command the students to study for the exam.

Utasin mo ang mga mag-aaral na mag-aral para sa pagsusulit.

Assigning responsibility to someone.

Assign her to organize the documents.

Utasin mo siya na mag-ayos ng mga dokumento.

Ordering someone to perform a specific task.

Order me when the report is needed.

Utasin mo ako kung kailan kailangan ang report.

from the root word 'utas' meaning 'to command' or 'carry out an order'.

command others

to ask for help or support from others

utasin ang iba

I'll just assign you

to imply that the speaker will just delegate the task to someone else

utasin ka na lang

messenger

A person who is given an order.

utusan

command

An action that gives direction or instruction.

utos

someone who gives orders

He was the one who ordered me to buy pizza.

Siya ang nag-utusan sa akin na bumili ng pizza.

put me to work immediately

Order me to get to work right away so we can finish.

Utasin mo na ako agad para matapos na.

carrying out assignments

I'm training under his orders to handle the heavy workload.

Sinasanay ko ang utos niya para mabuhat ko ang mabigat na trabaho.