Ito ang kahulugan ng rekisito.

Ito means this and is the demonstrative pronoun used for something near the speaker.

In Ito ang kahulugan ng rekisito, ito is the topic being identified, so the structure is essentially:

• Ito = this
• ang kahulugan = the meaning
• ng rekisito = of rekisito

So Filipino is using a very natural identification pattern:

• Ito ang ... = This is the ...

You will see this a lot in Filipino:

• Ito ang libro. = This is the book.
• Ito ang sagot. = This is the answer.

Ang is a very common Filipino marker. In this sentence, it marks kahulugan as the focused or identified noun phrase.

So:

• Ito = this
• ang kahulugan = the meaning
• ng rekisito = of the requirement/requisite

A good way to think of ang here is that it points to the noun phrase being identified by ito.

In English, we do not have a direct equivalent, so it is better not to translate ang by itself. Instead, understand the whole pattern:

• Ito ang X = This is X

Because rekisito is not the main thing being identified in the sentence. It is part of a possessive or descriptive relationship: the meaning of rekisito.

In Filipino, ng often marks this kind of relationship, similar to:

• of
• sometimes an object marker in other sentences

Here it works like of:

• kahulugan ng rekisito = meaning of rekisito

If you said ang rekisito, that would make rekisito the main marked noun phrase instead, which would change the structure and meaning.

Yes, in a way. Filipino often has equational or identifying sentences with no separate verb equivalent to English is.

So:

• Ito ang kahulugan ng rekisito.

literally follows a pattern like:

• This — the meaning of rekisito.

But in natural English, we say:

• This is the meaning of rekisito.

So there is no spoken word for is here, but the sentence still has that identifying function.

Kahulugan means meaning or definition, depending on context.

It comes from the root hulog, and in actual use, kahulugan is the standard noun for meaning.

Examples:

• Ano ang kahulugan nito? = What does this mean? / What is the meaning of this?
• Ibigay mo ang kahulugan ng salitang ito. = Give the meaning of this word.

So in your sentence, kahulugan is the noun being identified:

• the meaning

No, rekisito is a borrowed word, ultimately from Spanish requisito.

It is commonly used in Filipino to mean:

• requirement
• requisite

This is very normal in Filipino, which has many loanwords from Spanish and English.

Depending on context, you may also hear:

• mga rekisito = requirements
• requirements directly, especially in more English-influenced speech

Filipino often uses a structure where the thing being pointed out comes first:

• Ito ang kahulugan ng rekisito.
• literally: This the meaning of rekisito.

English usually requires:

• This is the meaning of the requirement/requisite.

So the Filipino pattern is not trying to copy English word order. It is following a very common Filipino structure:

• Ito ang ...
• Iyan ang ...
• Iyon ang ...

These all mean variations of This/That is ...

Yes. That is also grammatical.

Compare:

• Ito ang kahulugan ng rekisito. = This is the meaning of rekisito.
• Ang kahulugan ng rekisito ay ito. = The meaning of rekisito is this.

The difference is mainly focus and emphasis.

• Ito ang ... emphasizes this
• Ang kahulugan ... ay ito emphasizes the meaning of rekisito

The particle ay often appears in more formal or carefully structured sentences.

These are demonstratives showing distance:

• ito = this, near the speaker
• iyan = that, near the person being spoken to
• iyon = that, farther from both

So you could change the sentence depending on what you are pointing to:

• Ito ang kahulugan ng rekisito. = This is the meaning of rekisito.
• Iyan ang kahulugan ng rekisito. = That is the meaning of rekisito.
• Iyon ang kahulugan ng rekisito. = That over there is the meaning of rekisito.

In real speech, iyon is often shortened to yon.

A simple learner-friendly pronunciation guide:

• kahulugan ≈ ka-hu-LU-gan
• rekisito ≈ re-ki-SI-to

A few useful pronunciation notes:

• Filipino vowels are usually pure and simple: a, e, i, o, u
• Each syllable is pronounced clearly
• Stress matters, though many learners are understood even if stress is not perfect

Approximate breakdown:

• ka-hu-lu-gan
• re-ki-si-to

That depends on context. Filipino does not use articles exactly like English does, so rekisito by itself does not automatically tell you whether to say:

• the requirement
• a requirement
• just requirement in a dictionary-style sense

In this sentence, if you are explaining the word itself, English might naturally say:

• This is the meaning of requirement.
• This is the meaning of the word requirement.

If a specific requirement is meant, then:

• This is the meaning of the requirement.

So the Filipino sentence leaves some of that decision to context.

Yes, it is grammatical and natural, especially in an explanatory or teaching context.

It sounds like something you would say when defining a word or term, such as in:

• a lesson
• a dictionary explanation
• a classroom
• a presentation

In very natural conversation, people might also say:

• Ito ang ibig sabihin ng rekisito.
• Ang ibig sabihin ng rekisito ay ...

Both are very common when explaining what a word means.

Both can refer to meaning, but they are used a little differently.

Kahulugan

• more directly means meaning or definition
• often used in formal explanation, vocabulary study, dictionary-style definition

Ibig sabihin

• literally closer to means or what it means
• very common in everyday speech

Compare:

• Ano ang kahulugan ng salitang ito? = What is the meaning of this word?
• Ano ang ibig sabihin nito? = What does this mean?

So in your sentence, kahulugan sounds a bit more like definition or formal meaning.