爆弾の解体なんて、素人の俺に任せないでくれよ。
Don’t f***ing leave the bomb defusing to an amateur like me.
Read the explanation below to understand the nuance of how this grammar structure is used.
The Lowdown on を～に任せる
Listen, in the streets, you can’t do everything yourself. You gotta have a crew you trust. When you got a body to hide or a bag to move, and you hand that job over to your right-hand man, that’s を～に任せる
It basically means “to leave [something] up to [someone]” or “to entrust [someone] with [something].” It’s about passing the torch, giving up control, and letting someone else handle the damn business.
The Nuance: This ain’t just “asking for a favor.” This is about responsibility. When you use this, you’re saying, “I’m out. This is your problem now. Don’t f*** it up.” It carries a vibe of trust, but also a vibe of “this is your duty.” It’s like when Stringer Bell tells a soldier to handle a corner—it’s on them now.
The Metaphor: Think of it like a Relay Race in the Projects. You’re sprinting with the baton (the task), and you’re gassed. You see your homeboy waiting. You shove that stick into his hand and keep running. The baton is the Object (を), and your homeboy is the Target (に). Once he’s got it, you ain’t holding the stick no more. He’s the one who’s gotta cross the finish line or get tackled by the narcs.
Check the table below to see how we build this joint.
| Form | Structure | Example | Translation |
| Noun + を + Noun + に | [Task] を [Person] に 任せる | 運転を弟に任せる | I’m leavin’ the drivin’ to my lil’ bro. |
| Te-form (Entrusting & …) | ～を～に任せて、… | 武器を部下に任せて、逃げた | I left the heat with my underling and dipped. |
| Passive (Being Entrusted) | ～を～に任せられる | 大役をボスに任せられた | I was entrusted with a big job by the boss. |
To put it simply, you take the thing you want done (the noun) and slap を on it. Then you take the person who’s gotta do the work and slap に on it. The verb 任せる is a Ru-verb (Ichidan), so it’s easy as hell to conjugate. If you want to say you were “stuck” with the job, you use the passive form 任せられる, which sounds like when the OG tells you to watch the stash house while everyone else goes to the strip club.
Read and master the example sentences below.
裏切者の始末は、一番冷酷な部下に任せることにした。
I decided to leave the disposal of the snitch to my coldest underling.
ボスは、次の抗争の指揮を俺に任せてくれた。
The boss entrusted the command of the next turf war to me.
見張りは新入りに任せたが、あいつは途中で寝やがった。
I left the lookout duty to the rookie, but the dumbass fell asleep halfway through.
密輸ルートの確保は、地元のギャングに任せるしかない。
We have no choice but to leave securing the smuggling route to the local gang.
武器の調達をあいつに任せると、いつもガラクタばかり持ってきやがる。
Every time I leave the weapon procurement to him, he brings back nothing but junk.
偽造パスポートの作成は、闇の業者に任せるのが通例だ。
It’s standard practice to leave the making of fake passports to underground brokers.
取り立ての仕事は、腕っぷしの強い男たちに任せよう。
Let’s leave the debt collection work to the guys with the biggest muscles.
麻薬の売買は、信頼できる売人にしか任せられない。
I can only leave the drug dealing to pushers I actually trust.
毒薬の調合は、あの不気味な医者に任せておけば安心だ。
You can feel easy leaving the mixing of poisons to that creepy doctor.
死体の遺棄を新人に任せるなんて、リスクが高すぎる。
Leaving the body disposal to a rookie is way too high-risk.
Stay dangerous.
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