Word
Pakete ito.
Meaning
This is a parcel.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Pakete ito.
Why is the word order Pakete ito instead of something that looks more like This is a package?
In Filipino, sentences like this often put the predicate first.
So Pakete ito is literally structured like:
- pakete = package
- ito = this
A natural English translation is This is a package, but the Filipino structure is more like A package, this or Package this.
This predicate-first pattern is very common in Filipino, especially in simple identification sentences.
What does ito mean here?
Ito means this.
It is a demonstrative pronoun, used for something near the speaker.
Examples:
- Ito = this
- Iyan / 'yan = that, near the person being spoken to
- Iyon / 'yon = that, farther away from both speaker and listener
So in Pakete ito, ito points to something close by: this.
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