Sang pelatih menyarankan istirahat sejenak sebelum latihan intensif.

Sang is a literary/poetic title used before a noun referring to a person (or sometimes an animal) to give a respectful or story‑like feeling, similar to saying the (respected) coach or the coach in a narrative.

• Sang pelatih ≈ the coach (with a slightly formal or narrative tone)
• In everyday speech, you would more often say:
  • pelatih itu (that/the coach)
  • just pelatih if it’s clear who you mean

You do not have to use sang; it’s about style and tone, not grammar.

Indonesian does not use articles like a/an or the. The noun pelatih by itself can mean a coach or the coach, depending on context.

Context tells you:

• If the coach is already known from the situation or previous conversation, pelatih is understood as the coach.
• If it’s the first time you mention this person and there is no previous context, you might interpret it more like a coach.

You can add itu (that) or ini (this) to make it more definite:

• pelatih itu = that/the coach
• pelatih ini = this coach

Menyarankan means to suggest / to recommend.

It is formed from the noun saran (suggestion) plus:

• prefix meN-
  • root saran
    • suffix -kan
      → menyarankan

Function:

• subject + menyarankan + (something) = subject suggests (something)
  Example from the sentence:
  Sang pelatih menyarankan istirahat sejenak ...
  → The coach suggests a short rest...

You can also use menyarankan with verbs:

• Pelatih menyarankan untuk beristirahat sejenak.
  The coach suggested taking a short rest.

Indonesian often omits pronouns if they are clear from context. The sentence:

• Sang pelatih menyarankan istirahat sejenak sebelum latihan intensif.

literally is: The coach suggested a short rest before intensive training.

It does not explicitly say who should rest. Usually, from the situation, we understand that we (the players/trainees) should rest.

If you want to make it explicit, you can say:

• Sang pelatih menyarankan kami istirahat sejenak sebelum latihan intensif.
  The coach suggested that we take a short break before the intensive training.

Both come from the same root and are closely related:

• istirahat: commonly used as a noun: rest / a break
  
  • istirahat sejenak = a short rest
• beristirahat: verb form: to rest / to take a rest
  
  • beristirahat sejenak = to rest for a short while

Your sentence uses istirahat as a noun (suggesting a rest). You could also say:

• Sang pelatih menyarankan untuk beristirahat sejenak sebelum latihan intensif.
  The coach suggested (that we) rest for a short while before intensive training.

Both are natural; the original is slightly shorter and more direct.

Sejenak means for a moment / briefly / for a short while.
Istirahat sejenak = a short rest / brief break.

You can replace sejenak with other similar words:

• sebentar – a moment / for a while
  istirahat sebentar = rest for a bit
• sebentar saja – just a moment
  istirahat sebentar saja = just a short break

They are all natural; nuance is very similar. Sejenak sounds slightly more formal than sebentar.

In Indonesian, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe:

• latihan = training/practice
• intensif = intensive
• latihan intensif = intensive training

So:

• latihan intensif is correct and natural.
• intensif latihan is not standard and sounds wrong in most contexts.

This noun–adjective order is very regular:

• rumah besar = big house
• makanan pedas = spicy food
• latihan intensif = intensive training

Yes, sebelum means before and works very similarly.

Structure in your sentence:

• istirahat sejenak = a short rest
• sebelum = before
• latihan intensif = intensive training

So istirahat sejenak sebelum latihan intensif = a short rest before intensive training.

You can also follow sebelum with a full clause:

• sebelum latihan menjadi intensif = before the training becomes intensive
• sebelum kami mulai latihan intensif = before we start intensive training

In this sentence, latihan is a noun: training / practice.

Differences:

• latihan (noun)

  • latihan intensif = intensive training
  • latihan sepak bola = football training

• berlatih (verb) = to practice, to train

  • Kami berlatih setiap hari. = We train every day.
  • Mereka berlatih keras. = They practice hard.

So your sentence focuses on the training session as an activity (a noun), not on the act of practicing as a verb.

The sentence is fairly neutral, but sang gives it a slightly formal / narrative tone.

Casual spoken alternatives might be:

• Pelatih nyaranin istirahat sebentar sebelum latihan intensif.
  (colloquial: nyaranin instead of menyarankan, sebentar instead of sejenak)

• Pelatih bilang kita istirahat sebentar dulu sebelum latihan intensif.
  (bilang = said, kita = we)

The original sentence is appropriate for writing, narration, or neutral spoken Indonesian; the casual versions are more like everyday conversation among players.