Sabihin mo sa akin kung kailan ka pupunta sa palengke.

Tell me when you will go to the market.

Breakdown of Sabihin mo sa akin kung kailan ka pupunta sa palengke.

• mo: you
• sabihin: to tell
• ka: you
• sa: to
• akin: me
• pumunta: to go
• palengke: the market
• kung kailan: when

Questions & Answers about Sabihin mo sa akin kung kailan ka pupunta sa palengke.

What is the root of sabihin, and how is that form constructed?

• The root is sabi – to say
• Adding the suffix -hin creates sabihin, the actor-focus form used for commands (imperatives)
• In Tagalog, imperatives often use the infinitive plus a pronoun, so Sabihin mo literally – you say/tell

What does mo do in sabihin mo, and why is it needed?

• mo is the second-person singular pronoun – you – in the genitive case, attached as an enclitic to the verb
• In Tagalog imperatives, the pronoun follows the infinitive verb to indicate who should perform the action
• Sabihin mo literally – you say/tell

What is the function of sa akin in sabihin mo sa akin?

• sa is a preposition meaning to, and akin is me in that form
• Together sa akin marks the indirect object – to me
• Sabihin mo sa akin literally – tell to me

Why is kung kailan used instead of just kailan?

• In direct questions, kailan alone = when
  • e.g., Kailan ka pupunta? = When are you going?
• In indirect questions (embedded clauses), Tagalog uses kung
  • question word
• Therefore kung kailan functions as when in Tell me when you will go

Why is it pupunta and not pumunta?

• punta is the root meaning go
• pupunta (reduplicating the first syllable pu-) marks the future aspect – will go
• pumunta is the completed/past form – went
• Since we’re asking when you will go, the future form pupunta is correct

What does ka do in kailan ka pupunta, and why is it placed before the verb?

• ka is the second-person singular pronoun – you – serving as the subject in the subordinate clause
• In Tagalog, pronouns often follow the first stressed element (here kailan) before the verb
• kailan ka pupunta literally – when you will go

What does palengke mean?

palengke means market, usually referring to an open-air or wet market common in the Philippines (from Spanish mercado).

Why is it pupunta sa palengke instead of pupunta palengke or using ng?

• sa is the preposition for direction or location – to or at
• ng marks non‑subject roles like objects or possession, not location
• To say go to the market, Tagalog uses pupunta sa palengke

Can we use kapag instead of kung here?

• kung
  • question word forms indirect questions, e.g., tell me when
• kapag is used for conditional or habitual time clauses – when/whenever
• kapag kailan is ungrammatical; indirect questions require kung kailan

How would you make this sentence polite or address more than one person?

• For plural “you,” change mo to ninyo and ka to kayo:
  Sabihin ninyo sa akin kung kailan kayo pupunta sa palengke.
• To add politeness (formal or speaking to elders), insert po:
  Sabihin ninyo po sa akin kung kailan kayo pupunta sa palengke.