Translation guide
The English phrase "entrust with" covers giving someone responsibility for something, leaving something in someone's care, or confiding a secret. Japanese uses different verbs and patterns depending on what is being entrusted and the relationship.
To give someone a duty, job, or responsibility, often in a formal or organizational context.
The most common and versatile verb for entrusting a task or responsibility to someone. Can be used in both casual and formal settings.
I'll entrust this work to him.
I'll leave the details to you.
A more formal and weighty verb, often used for entrusting important matters, authority, or one's fate. Common in business, politics, or serious contexts.
I entrusted full authority to him.
To entrust one's fate to God.
A formal compound meaning to entrust entirely or leave completely to someone's discretion. Used in business or legal contexts.
I left the negotiations entirely to the lawyer.
To give someone an object, money, or a person to look after or keep safe.
The standard verb for leaving something or someone in another's care, such as luggage, children, or money. Implies temporary safekeeping.
I left my luggage with the hotel.
A more formal or literary verb for entrusting something valuable or important to someone's care. Often used for hopes, dreams, or messages.
To tell someone a secret or private information, trusting them not to reveal it.
The most natural way to say 'confide a secret'. Literally 'to reveal a secret', it implies trust in the listener.
I confided my secret to her.
A more emotional expression meaning 'to reveal what's in one's heart'. Used for deep personal feelings or worries.
The verb alone can mean 'to confide' when the object is understood. Often used with feelings or troubles.
任せる is for tasks and responsibilities; 預ける is for physical objects or people left in someone's care. Using 預ける for a task sounds unnatural.
entrust work (correct) / leave work (incorrect)
English 'entrust with' often becomes 'entrust X to someone' in Japanese. The pattern is usually 〜を（人）に＋verb. Avoid direct translations like 'entrust someone with something' using 任せる with a person as the direct object; it's ungrammatical.
To leave one's child with a neighbor.
I entrusted him with a message.
To entrust the future to the young.
I opened up to my best friend.
I have no one to confide my worries to.