Ito ang keyk.

this

Breakdown of Ito ang keyk.

• ang: subject/topic marker
• keyk: the cake

Questions & Answers about Ito ang keyk.

Why is there no word for is in Ito ang keyk?

Filipino often leaves out the verb to be in simple identification sentences.

So English This is the cake becomes:

• Ito ang keyk.

This is very normal. In Filipino, two noun-like parts can simply be placed together, especially in sentences like This is X or X is Y.

You may also sometimes see ay in similar sentences, but ay is not exactly the same as English is. It is more of a linker used in a different sentence pattern.

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What does ito mean here?

Ito means this.

It is a demonstrative pronoun, used for something near the speaker.

Compare:

• ito = this
• iyan = that (near the person being spoken to)
• iyon = that (far from both speaker and listener)

So Ito ang keyk means you are pointing to something close by and identifying it as the cake.

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What does ang do in this sentence?

Ang is a very common Filipino marker. In this sentence, it marks keyk as the specific thing being identified.

So in:

• Ito ang keyk

the phrase ang keyk means something like .