Buksan mo ang pinto gamit ang susi ko.

you

Breakdown of Buksan mo ang pinto gamit ang susi ko.

• ko: my (after a noun)
• pinto: the door
• buksan: to open

Questions & Answers about Buksan mo ang pinto gamit ang susi ko.

What does each word in Buksan mo ang pinto gamit ang susi ko mean?

A word-by-word breakdown is:

• buksan = open it / open something
• mo = you / your (here, it marks the person being told to do the action)
• ang = a marker for the noun being highlighted in the sentence
• pinto = door
• gamit = using / with the use of
• ang = again, a noun marker
• susi = key
• ko = my

So the sentence literally works something like:

Open by-you the door using the key of-mine.

Natural English: Open the door using my key.

Why is the verb buksan and not magbukas?