Jembatan itu dibangun satu abad lalu.

that

Breakdown of Jembatan itu dibangun satu abad lalu.

• membangun: to build
• satu: one
• jembatan: the bridge

Questions & Answers about Jembatan itu dibangun satu abad lalu.

Why is itu placed after jembatan instead of before it?

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

So:

• jembatan itu = that bridge
• rumah ini = this house

This is normal Indonesian word order.
It can also sometimes feel like the bridge in English, depending on context, not only that bridge.

Does jembatan itu mean that bridge or the bridge?

It can mean either, depending on context.

• that bridge if you are pointing it out or contrasting it with another bridge
• the bridge if both speaker and listener already know which bridge is being discussed

Indonesian often uses itu in places where English would simply use the.

Why is the verb dibangun and not membangun?