Bazar itu membutuhkan izin keramaian.

That bazaar requires a public-event permit.

Breakdown of Bazar itu membutuhkan izin keramaian.

• itu: that
• membutuhkan: to require
• bazar: the bazaar; charity fair
• izin keramaian: the public-event permit

Questions & Answers about Bazar itu membutuhkan izin keramaian.

Why is itu placed after bazar instead of before it?

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

• bazar itu = that bazaar / the bazaar
• rumah ini = this house

So Bazar itu literally follows the pattern bazaar that, even though in natural English we say that bazaar.

Also, depending on context, itu can sometimes feel like the as well as that, especially when referring to something already known in the conversation.

What exactly does membutuhkan mean here?

Membutuhkan means to need or to require.

It comes from the base butuh = to need / in need of.

With the prefix and suffix:

• butuh = need
• membutuhkan = to need something, to require something

So:

• Bazar itu membutuhkan izin keramaian = The bazaar needs/requires a public-event permit

This verb sounds a bit more formal and transitive than just butuh.

Why use membutuhkan instead of just butuh?