Anak itu memecahkan piring.

That child breaks a plate.

Breakdown of Anak itu memecahkan piring.

• itu: that
• anak: the child
• piring: the plate
• memecahkan: to break; shatter

Questions & Answers about Anak itu memecahkan piring.

What does each word in Anak itu memecahkan piring mean?

• anak = child / kid
• itu = that / the
• memecahkan = broke / break / caused to break
• piring = plate

So the sentence is literally something like that child broke a plate or the child broke the plate, depending on context.

Why does itu come after anak instead of before it?

In Indonesian, demonstratives like ini and itu usually come after the noun.

So:

• anak itu = that child / the child
• piring itu = that plate / the plate

This is different from English, where we say that child, not child that.

In many sentences, itu can also make the noun feel definite, so anak itu often means not just that child but also the child.

Why is the verb memecahkan and not just pecah?