Questions & Answers about May gusto akong irekomenda.
May is the Filipino existential/possessive word, often translated as there is, there are, or have/has depending on context. In this sentence, it introduces the idea that the speaker has something in mind.
So May gusto akong irekomenda is built more like There is something I want to recommend than like a direct English I want to recommend something.
Because gusto does not only mean to want or to like as a predicate. It can also act in a noun-like way, meaning want, desire, or something wanted.
In the pattern May gusto akong + verb, it usually means I have something I want to + verb.
So here: May gusto akong irekomenda = I have something I want to recommend
A rough breakdown is:
May = there is / have
gusto = something wanted / a desire
ako-ng = I + linker
irekomenda = to recommend
Very literally, the sentence is something like:
There is something I want to recommend.
That is why the natural English meaning often comes out as I have something to recommend.