Tama ang singil.

The charge is correct.

Breakdown of Tama ang singil.

• tama: correct
• singil: charge; fee
• ang: subject/topic marker

Questions & Answers about Tama ang singil.

Why is the adjective tama placed first in Tama ang singil?

In Filipino, it is very common for a sentence to start with a predicate. Here, tama is the predicate, meaning correct / right.

So the structure is:

• Tama = correct
• ang singil = the charge / the billing / the amount charged

Literally, the sentence is closer to:

• Correct is the charge

But in natural English, that becomes:

• The charge is correct
• The amount charged is correct

This predicate-first structure is one of the most common sentence patterns in Filipino.

What does ang do in this sentence?

Ang marks the focus/topic of the sentence. In simple learner-friendly terms, it often points to the thing being talked about.

In Tama ang singil:

• tama = correct
• ang singil = the charge

So ang tells you that singil is the noun phrase being described by tama.

It is not exactly the same as English the, although in many translations it may look that way. Here, ang singil can often be understood as:

• the charge
• the fee
• the amount charged

depending on context.