Pakinggan mo ang tinig ng may-ari.

you

Breakdown of Pakinggan mo ang tinig ng may-ari.

• ng: of
• pakinggan: to listen
• ang: subject/topic marker

Questions & Answers about Pakinggan mo ang tinig ng may-ari.

Why is pakinggan used here instead of makinig?

Both can relate to listen, but they are structured differently.

• Pakinggan mo ang tinig ng may-ari. focuses on the specific thing being listened to: the owner’s voice.
• Makinig ka sa tinig ng may-ari. is another natural way to say something similar, but it uses sa instead of making the voice the ang-marked phrase.

A simple way to think about it:

• makinig = to listen
• pakinggan = to listen to something / hear something out

So pakinggan is a very natural choice when a specific object of listening is named.

What does mo mean here?

Here, mo means you.

In this sentence, it marks the person being told to do the action. So it is not possessive here.

Compare:

• Pakinggan mo... = You listen to...
• boses mo = your voice

So mo can mean you or your depending on the structure, and in this sentence it means you.

Why does mo come after the verb instead of before it?