Ilagay mo ang kutsilyo sa tabi ng kalan.

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Breakdown of Ilagay mo ang kutsilyo sa tabi ng kalan.

• ilagay: to put
• sa tabi: beside
• kutsilyo: knife

Questions & Answers about Ilagay mo ang kutsilyo sa tabi ng kalan.

Why does the sentence start with Ilagay?

Ilagay is the verb, and in this sentence it gives a command: Put / Place.

It comes from the root lagay, which is related to putting or placing something somewhere. The form ilagay is commonly used when the thing being placed is the focus of the action.

So in Ilagay mo ang kutsilyo sa tabi ng kalan, ilagay means put/place it.

What does mo mean here?

Mo means you in this kind of sentence.

More specifically, it is the form used for you when it is not the main marked noun of the sentence. In commands like this, mo often identifies the person being told to do the action.

So:

• Ilagay mo = You put it / Put it

In natural English, we usually do not say you in a command, but Filipino often includes mo.

Why is it ang kutsilyo and not ng kutsilyo?