Pakiabot po ang unan ni Lola at ang kumot niya.

Pakiabot is a polite request form meaning something like please pass/hand over.

It is built from:

• paki- = a polite request prefix
• abot = reach, pass, hand over

So pakiabot is basically please pass or please hand me/give me that depending on context.

In everyday Filipino, paki- is very common when asking someone to do something politely:

• Pakibukas ang pinto. = Please open the door.
• Pakikuha nga. = Please get it.

Po is a politeness particle. It does not change the basic meaning, but it makes the sentence respectful.

So:

• Pakiabot ang unan... = Please pass the pillow...
• Pakiabot po ang unan... = Please pass the pillow... (more polite/respectful)

You use po when speaking to:

• elders
• strangers
• people you want to show respect to
• anyone in a formal or courteous situation

Since the sentence mentions Lola and sounds like a respectful household request, po fits naturally.

In Filipino, po often comes very early in the sentence, usually after the first word or phrase.

So:

• Pakiabot po...
• Salamat po.
• Pwede po ba...?

This placement sounds natural and polite. While Filipino word order can be flexible in some cases, putting po early is one of the most common patterns.

Ang marks the noun phrase that is being focused on in the sentence. In simple learner terms, it often marks the thing being talked about as the main item in the sentence.

Here:

• ang unan = the pillow
• ang kumot = the blanket

In this request, these are the things being passed.

It is repeated before both nouns because the sentence names two coordinated noun phrases:

• ang unan ni Lola
• at ang kumot niya

Repeating ang makes the structure clear and natural.

Ni is the genitive marker used for a single person’s name.

So:

• ni Lola = Grandma’s / of Grandma

Compare:

• ni Maria = Maria’s
• ni Kuya = older brother’s
• ng bata = the child’s
• ng aso = the dog’s

A good rule:

• use ni with a singular personal name or title used like a name
• use ng with common nouns

Since Lola here is being used like a personal title/name, ni Lola is correct.

Ni Lola means Grandma’s or of Grandma.

So:

• ang unan ni Lola = Grandma’s pillow / the pillow of Grandma

This is a possessive relationship. It tells you whose pillow it is.

In natural English, we usually say Grandma’s pillow, but Filipino commonly uses this structure:

• noun + ni/ng + possessor

Examples:

• bahay ni Ana = Ana’s house
• libro ng estudyante = the student’s book

Niya means his/her in the genitive form. It is being used to refer back to Lola.

So:

• ang kumot niya = her blanket

This avoids repeating ni Lola a second time. In English we do the same thing:

• Grandma’s pillow and her blanket

If the speaker said ang unan ni Lola at ang kumot ni Lola, that would also be grammatical, but it sounds more repetitive.

In this sentence, the most natural interpretation is yes: niya refers back to Lola.

However, strictly speaking, niya can mean his or her, so by itself it does not tell you gender. Context does that.

Because the previous possessor is Lola, listeners will normally understand:

• niya = Lola’s

So the sentence is interpreted as:

• Grandma’s pillow and her blanket

Because niya here is functioning like her in her blanket, not like the stand-alone pronoun hers.

Compare in English:

• her blanket = adjective-like possessive before a noun
• the blanket is hers = stand-alone possessive pronoun

In Filipino, niya works naturally in possessive expressions before or after a noun phrase:

• ang kumot niya = her blanket

So her is the better translation here.

In this sentence, repeating ang is the normal and clear way to connect two full noun phrases:

• ang unan ni Lola
• at ang kumot niya

So:

• Pakiabot po ang unan ni Lola at ang kumot niya.

If you removed the second ang, the sentence might still be understood in some contexts, but the given version is more standard and neatly balanced.

Think of it like saying:

• the pillow of Grandma and the blanket of hers

Each item is its own marked noun phrase, so each gets ang.

At means and.

It connects:

• ang unan ni Lola
• ang kumot niya

So the speaker is asking for two things:

1. Grandma’s pillow
2. her blanket

In casual speech, some speakers may use tsaka or at saka in other contexts, but at is the standard written and neutral word for and.

That is a very common pattern in Filipino. Requests and commands often begin with the verb or request form.

So the structure is roughly:

• Pakiabot = please pass
• po = polite particle
• ang unan ni Lola at ang kumot niya = Grandma’s pillow and her blanket

This verb-first style is normal in Filipino. English often begins with the verb too in commands:

• Please pass Grandma’s pillow and her blanket.

So even though the grammar is different, the overall feel is not too far from English.

Yes. If the meaning is clear, speakers might shorten it in different ways. For example:

• Pakiabot po ang unan at kumot ni Lola.
• Pakiabot po kay Lola ang unan at kumot niya.
  This changes the meaning slightly depending on context, because now kay Lola may suggest the items are being passed to Grandma.

The original sentence is clear because it identifies the pillow as Grandma’s and then refers back to her with niya for the blanket.

So the given version is a good, natural, and clear sentence.

It is a request, but it can still sound direct because it is asking someone to do something.

What softens it:

• paki- already makes it polite
• po adds respect

So Pakiabot po... is a normal polite request, not rude.

If you want to make it even softer, speakers sometimes add words like:

• nga
• naman
• please in bilingual speech

But the sentence as given is already polite and natural.

These are just the nouns in the sentence:

• unan = pillow
• kumot = blanket

So the request is asking for bedding items.

A learner may notice that Filipino often places the possessor after the noun:

• unan ni Lola = Grandma’s pillow
• kumot niya = her blanket

That order is very common in Filipino possessive phrases.