Mas gusto ko ang mansanas kaysa sa saging.

I like apples more than bananas.

Breakdown of Mas gusto ko ang mansanas kaysa sa saging.

• gusto: to like
• ko: I
• mas: more
• kaysa sa: than

Questions & Answers about Mas gusto ko ang mansanas kaysa sa saging.

What does mas gusto mean here?

Mas means more, and gusto means like or want, depending on context.

So mas gusto means like more or prefer.

In this sentence, Mas gusto ko ang mansanas kaysa sa saging, mas gusto is expressing preference:

• gusto ko = I like / I want
• mas gusto ko = I like more / I prefer

A very natural English translation is I like apples more than bananas or I prefer apples to bananas.

Why is ko after gusto instead of before it?

Ko is the Filipino pronoun for I / my in this kind of structure, and it often comes after the predicate.

So:

• gusto ko = I like / I want

This word order is normal in Filipino. Filipino often puts the predicate first, then the pronoun.

Compare:

• Gusto ko ang mansanas. = I like apples.
• literally, this is closer to Liked by me are apples, though you should not translate it that way in normal English.

So ko comes after gusto because that is the standard Filipino pattern.

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