Timbangin mo ito.

The base word is timbang, which is the noun or verb root related to weight or weighing.

• timbang = weight / to weigh
• timbangin = to weigh something

So timbangin is built from the root timbang plus the verb ending -in.

The ending -in is a very common Filipino verb marker. In this sentence, it helps form a verb meaning to do the action to an object.

So:

• timbang = weight / weigh
• timbangin = weigh it / weigh something

This is often called an object-focus form, because the thing being acted on is prominent. In Timbangin mo ito, the focus is on ito (this) as the thing being weighed.

Yes, mo can mean your, but it also has another very important use: it can mean you in certain sentence patterns.

In this sentence, mo marks the doer of the action:

• mo = you (singular, informal/neutral)

So Timbangin mo ito literally works something like:

• Weigh this, by you
• more naturally: You weigh this / Weigh this

This can feel strange to English speakers because English uses you directly, while Filipino often uses pronoun forms that change depending on grammar role.

Yes. Timbangin mo ito is a command or instruction.

It is a natural way to tell one person:

• Weigh this.

Filipino often forms commands with a verb first, followed by the pronoun and then the object, as in:

• Basahin mo ito. = Read this.
• Buksan mo iyan. = Open that.
• Timbangin mo ito. = Weigh this.

In Filipino, the verb commonly comes first, especially in simple statements and commands.

So the normal order here is:

• Timbangin = verb
• mo = doer
• ito = object

That makes Timbangin mo ito the natural word order.

An English speaker may expect you to come first, but Filipino usually does not work that way in this kind of sentence.

Ito means this.

It refers to something near the speaker or something being directly indicated.

So in Timbangin mo ito, ito is the thing that should be weighed:

• ito = this
• iyan = that (near the person being spoken to)
• iyon = that over there

Yes, you can, but the effect changes slightly.

• Timbangin mo ito = clearly directed to you
• Timbangin ito = Weigh this / This should be weighed

Without mo, the sentence can sound less directly addressed or a bit more neutral, depending on context. Adding mo makes it clear that you are telling someone to do it.

Usually, yes. Timbangin most commonly means to weigh something, especially in the literal sense:

• weighing fruit
• weighing meat
• weighing a package
• weighing yourself or another person

It can also be used more figuratively in some contexts, like weighing options, but the basic and most common meaning is physical weighing.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

• tihm-BA-ngin mo ih-TO

A few helpful notes:

• ng in timbangin is one sound: ng as in sing
• timbangin is roughly tim-BA-ng-in
• ito is roughly i-TO

So the whole sentence sounds approximately like:

• tim-BA-ngin mo i-TO

It is neutral and natural, but by itself it is a straightforward command.

Depending on tone and situation, it can sound:

• normal
• direct
• slightly blunt

If you want to sound more polite, you could add polite words such as po in the right context:

• Timbangin mo ito. = Weigh this.
• Timbangin mo po ito. = Please weigh this. / Weigh this, please.

If speaking to someone older or in a formal situation, po is often appropriate.

It normally addresses one person, because mo is singular you.

If you want to address more than one person, Filipino often uses different wording, such as ninyo for plural or polite you.

So:

• mo = you (singular)
• ninyo = you all / you plural / polite you

That means Timbangin mo ito is usually understood as a command to one person.