EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to entrust; to make dependent on...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/i-A-sa/
FIL: Ipagkatiwala ang isang bagay, gawain, o ang sariling kapalaran sa iba.
EN: to entrust; to make dependent on
This is the ultimate "bahala na si Batman" move. When you can't be bothered to do something, or you genuinely believe someone else can do it better, you "iasa" it to them. It's the foundation of group projects where one person does all the work. It's also the source of major hugot when you say, "Lahat na lang ba sa akin mo iaasa?"
ROOT MEANING: to sharpen
Can have a neutral (entrust) or negative (burdening someone) connotation.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong iasa sa iba ang iyong kinabukasan.
🇺🇸 Don't make your future dependent on others.
🇵🇭 Iasa mo na lang sa akin ang pagluluto para sa handaan.
🇺🇸 Just entrust the cooking for the party to me.
💬 JOIN THE COMMUNITY DISCUSSION
VOTE, COMMENT, AND HELP IMPROVE THIS DEFINITION
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.