Gigi bungsu itu menekan rahang saya.

that

Breakdown of Gigi bungsu itu menekan rahang saya.

• saya: my
• menekan: to press
• gigi bungsu: the wisdom tooth

Questions & Answers about Gigi bungsu itu menekan rahang saya.

What does gigi bungsu mean literally, and is it a fixed expression?

Yes, gigi bungsu is a fixed expression meaning wisdom tooth.

Literally:

• gigi = tooth / teeth
• bungsu = youngest, youngest child, last-born

So the idea is something like the last tooth to come in, which matches the idea of a wisdom tooth.

Why is itu placed after gigi bungsu, not before it?

In Indonesian, demonstratives like ini (this) and itu (that) usually come after the noun.

So:

• gigi bungsu itu = that wisdom tooth / the wisdom tooth

This is normal Indonesian word order:

• buku itu = that book
• rumah ini = this house

That is different from English, where this/that come before the noun.

Does itu mean that or the in this sentence?