Magsumite ng aplikasyon ngayon.

Magsumite means to submit or, in this sentence, submit.

It is built from:

• sumite = the verb root submit
• mag- = a very common verb prefix

So:

• mag + sumite → magsumite

In everyday Filipino, mag- often forms an actor-focus verb, meaning the sentence is oriented toward the doer of the action.

In this sentence, magsumite is being used as a command:

• Magsumite = Submit

It is a command here.

A useful thing to know is that the form magsumite can also look like a future/contemplated form in other contexts. Filipino often relies on context to tell you whether something is a future action or an instruction.

For example:

• Magsusumite ako bukas. = I will submit tomorrow.
• Magsumite ng aplikasyon ngayon. = Submit an application now.

Because this sentence is short, direct, and sounds like an instruction on a poster, website, or notice, it is understood as an imperative.

In Filipino commands, the subject you is usually left out because it is already understood.

So:

• Magsumite ng aplikasyon ngayon. naturally means
• Submit an application now.

You do not need to say ikaw here. In fact, adding it would usually sound unnecessary or unnatural in a simple instruction.

This is similar to English imperatives:

• Submit now. not
• You submit now.

Here, ng marks the object of the verb.

So:

• ng aplikasyon = an application

In this sentence, the verb is magsumite, which is an actor-focus verb. With actor-focus verbs, the thing being acted on is often marked by ng.

So the pattern is:

• magsumite ng + thing
• submit a/an + thing

This ng does not mean of here. It is a grammar marker, not a direct word-for-word translation.

Because magsumite is an actor-focus verb.

With actor-focus verbs, the object often takes ng, especially when it is non-specific or presented as a/an rather than the.

So:

• Magsumite ng aplikasyon. = Submit an application.

If you say:

• Isumite ang aplikasyon.

that shifts the sentence to a different focus pattern, where ang aplikasyon is the main focused item:

• Submit the application.

So the difference is not just the marker; the verb also changes.

A simple way to remember it:

• magsumite ng aplikasyon = submit an application
• isumite ang aplikasyon = submit the application

Both can translate as Submit the application now or Submit an application now, but they are not used in exactly the same way.

Magsumite ng aplikasyon ngayon

• actor-focus
• highlights the action of the doer
• often sounds like a general instruction or invitation
• ng aplikasyon can sound indefinite/non-specific

This is very natural in ads, announcements, and calls for applicants.

Isumite ang aplikasyon ngayon

• object-focus
• highlights the thing being submitted
• ang aplikasyon sounds more specific/definite

This can sound more like:

• Submit the application now
• especially if a particular application is already understood

So in many practical situations:

• Magsumite ng aplikasyon ngayon = more like Apply now / Submit an application now
• Isumite ang aplikasyon ngayon = more like Submit the application now

Ngayon means now here.

In this kind of sentence, it gives a sense of urgency:

• Magsumite ng aplikasyon ngayon. = Submit an application now.

Depending on context, ngayon can sometimes be understood more loosely as:

• now
• right now
• at this time

In advertising or announcements, it often has the feel of don’t wait.

Putting ngayon at the end is very natural in Filipino.

The sentence structure:

• Magsumite ng aplikasyon ngayon.

sounds like a normal instruction: action first, then object, then time.

Filipino word order is fairly flexible, so you may also see:

• Ngayon, magsumite ng aplikasyon.
• Magsumite ngayon ng aplikasyon.

But the original version is very natural and common, especially in notices and promotional language.

A plain imperative like Magsumite ng aplikasyon ngayon. is normal for signs, ads, and instructions, but if you want to sound more polite, you can add a polite marker.

For example:

• Mangyaring magsumite ng aplikasyon ngayon. = Please submit an application now.
• Pakisumite ang aplikasyon ngayon. = Please submit the application now.

Notice that with pakisumite, the structure often changes to the object-focus style:

• pakisumite ang aplikasyon

So the choice depends on what you want to emphasize and how formal you want to sound.

A simple learner-friendly pronunciation guide is:

• magsumite → mag-su-mi-teh
• ng → a short ng sound, like the end of sing
• aplikasyon → a-pli-ka-syon
• ngayon → nga-yon

A rough full pronunciation:

• mag-su-mi-teh nang a-pli-ka-syon nga-yon

A few notes:

• ng is a single sound, not n-guh
• ngayon begins with ng, which can be tricky for English speakers
• stress can vary a bit in natural speech, but saying it clearly syllable by syllable is a good start

Yes, you could say:

• Magsumite ng isang aplikasyon ngayon.

This more clearly spells out one/an application.

However, in many real-life Filipino instructions, ng aplikasyon already sounds natural and does not need isang.

So:

• Magsumite ng aplikasyon ngayon. = natural and common
• Magsumite ng isang aplikasyon ngayon. = also correct, slightly more explicit