From root: tiwala
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
pinagkatiwalaan
pi-nag-ka-ti-wa-la-AN
trusted
Present (Incomplete)
pinagkakatiwalaan
pi-nag-ka-ka-ti-wa-la-AN
is trusting
Future (Contemplated)
pagkakatiwalaan
pag-ka-ka-ti-wa-la-AN
will trust
Usage Note
Pagkatiwalaan is used when expressing trust or confidence in someone, often regarding a responsibility, a secret, or their character. It is an object-focus verb, meaning the person being trusted functions as the subject of the sentence.
Examples
" Pwede ba kitang pagkatiwalaan? "
Natural Translation
Can I trust you?
Literal Translation
Can question you-I trust?
" Gusto kong pagkatiwalaan si Ana. "
Natural Translation
I want to trust Ana.
Literal Translation
Want I trust name-, Ana.
" Hindi basta-basta pinagkakatiwalaan ng amo ang sinumang bagong empleyado hangga't hindi pa napapatunayan ang kanilang katapatan. "
Natural Translation
The boss doesn't easily trust any new employee until they have proven their loyalty.
Literal Translation
Not just-anyhow is-trusted by-the boss the whoever new employee until not yet proven the their loyalty.
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