Malinis ang lababo.

In Filipino, it is very common for the predicate to come first. In Malinis ang lababo, malinis is the predicate, and ang lababo is the topic.

So the structure is basically:

• Malinis = clean
• ang lababo = the sink

This is a normal Filipino sentence pattern. English usually prefers subject + verb + complement (The sink is clean), but Filipino often uses predicate + topic.

There is no separate word for is here. Filipino often leaves out the equivalent of the verb to be in simple descriptive sentences.

So:

• Malinis ang lababo literally looks like Clean the sink
• but it means The sink is clean

This is completely natural in Filipino. When describing something with an adjective, you usually do not need a separate verb like is.

Ang is a marker that highlights the topic of the sentence. In this sentence, ang lababo is the thing being talked about.

It is often similar to the, but it is not exactly the same as the English article the. Its job is more grammatical: it marks the noun phrase that is in focus as the topic.

So in Malinis ang lababo:

• malinis = what is being said
• ang lababo = what is being talked about

Yes. Ang lababo ay malinis is also correct.

Both mean the same thing:

• Malinis ang lababo
• Ang lababo ay malinis

The difference is mainly in style and emphasis:

• Malinis ang lababo is very natural and common in everyday speech.
• Ang lababo ay malinis sounds a bit more formal or deliberate.

The word ay is often used when the topic comes first.

Malinis is an adjective meaning clean.

However, in Filipino, adjectives can act as the predicate of a sentence without needing a separate verb like is. So even though malinis is an adjective, it functions like the main descriptive part of the sentence.

That is why Malinis ang lababo is a complete sentence.

No. Malinis does not change form to match the noun.

It stays the same whether the noun is singular, plural, or a different gender. Filipino adjectives generally do not agree with nouns the way adjectives do in languages like Spanish or French.

Examples:

• Malinis ang lababo = The sink is clean.
• Malinis ang kusina = The kitchen is clean.
• Malinis ang mga pinggan = The dishes are clean.

The adjective malinis stays the same.

Lababo means sink or washbasin, depending on context.

In everyday use, it usually refers to a household sink, such as a kitchen or bathroom sink. Context tells you which kind of sink is meant.

You can make it negative by using hindi:

• Hindi malinis ang lababo. = The sink is not clean.

Here:

• hindi = not
• malinis = clean
• ang lababo = the sink

So the pattern is very straightforward:

• Hindi + adjective + ang + noun

You can add napaka- or masyadong, depending on what you want to express.

Common options:

• Napakalinis ang lababo. = The sink is very clean.
• Masyadong malinis ang lababo. = The sink is too/very clean, depending on context.

Napaka- strongly intensifies the adjective and is very common.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

• malinis ≈ mah-LEE-nees
• ang ≈ ahng
• lababo ≈ lah-bah-BOH

Stress usually falls like this:

• ma-LI-nis
• la-ba-BO

So the whole sentence sounds roughly like:

mah-LEE-nees ahng lah-bah-BOH

In many cases, ang lababo is best understood as the sink or the sink in question. The marker ang usually points to a specific topic already understood in the conversation or context.

So Malinis ang lababo most naturally means:

• The sink is clean

If you wanted a more general or less specific noun phrase, Filipino would often use a different structure.