Uto (en. Command)

ʊtɔ

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A demand or instruction for someone to do something.

The manager has a command for his employees.

May utos ang manager sa kanyang mga empleyado.

A command or instruction that must be followed.

The teacher's command must be followed by the students.

Ang utos ng guro ay dapat sundin ng mga estudyante.

verb

The act of giving a command.

He drank while being commanded by his mother.

Uminom siya habang inuutusan ng kanyang ina.

I will order you.

I will give you a command.

utusan kita

command

Related word that refers to the concept of giving commands.

pang-uutos

policy

A form of command that states rules or procedures.

patakaran

You're making me do something against my will.

You're bossing me around again! I have a lot of other things I want to do.

Uto mo na naman ako, eh! Ang dami ko pang gusto gawin.

I'm exhausted or fed up because of too many commands.

I have no motivation anymore; I’m completely drained from all the orders.

Wala na akong gana, naputo na ako sa trabaho sa sobrang utos.

Only took things too lightly or can't take anything seriously.

I feel bad because I only reacted to silly things.

Ang sama ng pakiramdam ko kasi mga pa-utot lang ang inalmahan ko.