Narito ang gabay.

Here is the guide.

Breakdown of Narito ang gabay.

• narito: here
• ang: subject/topic marker
• gabay: the guide

Questions & Answers about Narito ang gabay.

What does narito mean here?

Narito means here is or here are. It is used to present something that is near the speaker.

So Narito ang gabay is a natural way to say Here is the guide.

It is a very common presentational word in Filipino.

Why is ang used before gabay?

Ang marks the noun phrase being talked about or presented.

In Narito ang gabay, the thing being presented is ang gabay = the guide.

A helpful way to think about it is:

• narito = here is
• ang gabay = the guide

So the structure is basically Here is + the guide.

Why isn’t it Ang gabay narito?

Because narito is the predicate here, and Filipino often puts the predicate first.

So:

• Narito ang gabay. = natural, common
• Ang gabay ay narito. = also correct, but more like The guide is here

The original sentence sounds more like presenting or handing something over: Here is the guide.

Is there an invisible verb like is in this sentence?