utusan
utúsan with stress marks
to order [someone]
From root: utos
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inutusan
i-nu-TU-san
ordered
Present (Incomplete)
inuutusan
i-nu-u-TU-san
is being ordered
Future (Contemplated)
uutusan
u-u-TU-san
will be ordered
Usage Note
Utusan is the object-focus form of utos, placing the person being commanded as the grammatical focus. It also functions as a noun meaning a servant or errand-runner — a dual meaning that colors the verb with an implicit power dynamic — though in verb form it is commonly used in family and workplace hierarchies without necessarily implying disrespect.
Examples
" Utusan mo siyang bumili. "
Natural Translation
Tell him to go buy something.
Literal Translation
Order you him to-buy.
" Mahirap utusan ang taong hindi nakikinig sa iyong mga sinasabi. "
Natural Translation
It is difficult to order someone who doesn't listen to what you say.
Literal Translation
Difficult to-order the person not listening to your said.
" Kapag uutusan mo ang isang tao, dapat magalang ka pa rin para hindi nila maramdamang minamaliit mo sila. "
Natural Translation
When you order someone to do something, you should still be polite so they don't feel that you're belittling them.
Literal Translation
When will-order you the one person, should polite you still so not they feel-that belittling you them.
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