Magsampay ka ng labada sa likod ng bahay habang mainit ang araw.

Magsampay means to hang clothes out to dry.

It comes from the root word sampay, which is about hanging something up, especially laundry. In this sentence, magsampay is being used as a command: Hang out the laundry.

Depending on context, a mag- verb like this can also look like a future form, but here it is clearly imperative because of the structure and context.

Ka is the pronoun for you in this kind of sentence structure.

In Filipino, short pronouns often come after the verb. So:

• Magsampay ka = You hang / Hang...
• literally, it is something like Hang, you

This is very normal word order in Filipino commands and statements.

Ng labada marks the thing being acted on, in this case the laundry.

• labada = laundry, usually clothes to be washed or already washed clothes
• ng here marks the non-focus object of the verb

So:

• Magsampay ka ng labada = Hang the laundry out to dry

This is a very common pattern with mag- verbs:

• magluto ng pagkain = cook food
• magbasa ng libro = read a book
• magsampay ng labada = hang laundry

Labada can refer to laundry in a broad everyday sense. Depending on context, it may mean:

• the clothes being washed
• the batch of washed clothes
• laundry as a household chore

In this sentence, it most naturally means the clothes that need to be hung up to dry.

So even if the broader word can relate to washing, here the meaning is clearly the laundry/clothes.

This phrase means at the back of the house or behind the house.

Breakdown:

• sa = in/at/on/to
• likod = back, rear
• ng bahay = of the house

So literally it is at the back of the house.

A useful thing to notice is that body-part or position words like likod often combine with ng to show what they are the back/front/inside of:

• sa harap ng bahay = in front of the house
• sa loob ng bahay = inside the house
• sa likod ng bahay = at the back of the house

Habang means while, as long as, or sometimes while there is still.

In this sentence, it introduces the condition or time frame:

• habang mainit ang araw = while the sun is hot / while it is sunny

So the idea is: do the laundry-hanging during the time when the weather is good for drying.

Yes, literally mainit ang araw is something like the sun is hot or the day/sun is hot.

But in natural usage, it often means:

• it is sunny
• the sun is out strongly
• the weather is hot enough for drying clothes

So in context, habang mainit ang araw means something like:

• while the sun is still out
• while it’s still sunny
• while the day is hot

It sounds natural in Filipino even if the most natural English translation would not always be word-for-word.

Here, it is a command.

The bare mag- form can sometimes look like a future form, but context tells you what it means. In this sentence:

• Magsampay ka... = Hang out...
• not You will hang out...

Why it feels like a command:

• it addresses ka directly
• the sentence gives an instruction
• the rest of the sentence adds when and where to do it

So this is best understood as an imperative.

Yes. That would also be natural, but it uses a different focus pattern.

Compare:

• Magsampay ka ng labada
  actor-focus style; emphasis is on you doing the action
• Isampay mo ang labada
  object-focus style; emphasis is more on the laundry being hung up

Both can mean basically the same thing in English, but Filipino often gives you different ways to package the same event depending on focus.

So this sentence is a good example of actor focus with mag-.

Filipino often puts the verb first.

So instead of:

• You hang the laundry

you often get:

• Magsampay ka ng labada

That is a very normal Filipino pattern:

• Verb + pronoun + object + location/time phrase

This sentence follows that pattern neatly:

• Magsampay = verb
• ka = you
• ng labada = the laundry
• sa likod ng bahay = at the back of the house
• habang mainit ang araw = while it is sunny/hot

Yes, Filipino word order is fairly flexible, especially for adverbial phrases like time and place.

For example, these are also possible:

• Habang mainit ang araw, magsampay ka ng labada sa likod ng bahay.
• Sa likod ng bahay ka magsampay ng labada habang mainit ang araw.

The core meaning stays the same, but the emphasis changes a little.

For example:

• putting Habang mainit ang araw first emphasizes the timing
• putting Sa likod ng bahay earlier emphasizes the location

It sounds neutral to casual.

Using ka makes it direct and ordinary, suitable for:

• family members
• close acquaintances
• everyday household speech

To make it more polite, you could use po and/or kayo:

• Magsampay po kayo ng labada sa likod ng bahay habang mainit ang araw.

That would be more respectful when speaking to an older person or someone you want to address politely.

Yes. It reflects a very ordinary household situation in the Philippines: taking advantage of sunny weather to dry clothes outdoors.

So habang mainit ang araw carries a practical sense:

• dry them now before the weather changes
• use the sunshine while it lasts

It can feel a bit like the practical idea behind make use of the sun while it’s out, rather than just a dry literal statement about temperature.