From root: tiwala
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ipinagkatiwala
i-pi-nag-ka-ti-WA-la
entrusted
Present (Incomplete)
ipinagkakatiwala
i-pi-nag-ka-ka-ti-WA-la
is entrusting
Future (Contemplated)
ipagkakatiwala
i-pag-ka-ka-ti-WA-la
will entrust
Usage Note
Ipagkatiwala is used when entrusting something valuable, such as a secret, property, or responsibility, to another person. It implies a deep sense of confidence in the recipient's reliability and is common in both formal and serious personal contexts.
Examples
" Ipagkatiwala mo sa akin ang pera. "
Natural Translation
Entrust the money to me.
Literal Translation
Entrust you to me the money.
" Kailangan mong ipagkatiwala ang susi sa akin. "
Natural Translation
You need to entrust the key to me.
Literal Translation
Need you entrust the key to me.
" Bago siya umalis sa abroad, ipinagkatiwala niya sa nakatatandang anak ang pamamahala ng buong negosyo. "
Natural Translation
Before she left to go abroad, she entrusted the management of the whole business to her eldest child.
Literal Translation
Before she leave to abroad, entrusted she to elder child the management of whole business.
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