When to use it
Use it when something is wrong with your room or service and you want to know the proper way to complain.
The sentence in English — “How do I make a complaint at the hotel?”
In “How do I make a complaint at the hotel?” ‘make a complaint’ is verb plus noun, and the question needs ‘do’.
- How
- adverbquestion word asking about the way or manner
- do
- auxiliary verbdo · tense: present · auxiliary that makes the question
- I
- pronounpersonal pronoun, always written with a capital letter
- make
- verbmake · form: base form (infinitive without "to") · "make an appointment" and "make a complaint" are fixed expressions
- a
- determinerindefinite article
- complaint
- nounnoun
- at
- prepositionpreposition of place
- the
- determinerdefinite article
- hotel
- nounnoun
The sentence in Filipino — “Paano ako magrereklamo sa hotel?”
In “Paano ako magrereklamo sa hotel?” the verb ‘magrereklamo’ is in the contemplative aspect: repeating ‘re’ marks an action not yet done. ‘reklamo’ comes from Spanish.
- Paano
- adverbquestion word 'how'
- ako
- pronoun'I'
- magrereklamo
- verbreklamo · focus: actor (mag-) · aspect: contemplative · mag- + re + reklamo: not yet done
- sa
- prepositionmarker sa 'to'
- hotel
- nounnoun 'hotel'
English × Filipino — What changes from one language to the other
English uses verb plus noun; Filipino a single verb that also carries the future.
Example conversation
— Paano ako magrereklamo sa hotel?
— How do I make a complaint at the hotel?
— Kausapin muna ang front desk, saka hanapin ang manager.
— Speak to the front desk first, then ask for the manager.