Bisnis itu besar.

In Indonesian, adjectives usually come after the noun, not before it.

So:

• bisnis besar = big business
• literally, business big

In Bisnis itu besar, besar comes after the subject because it is the adjective describing bisnis itu.

This sentence structure is very common in Indonesian:

• Rumah itu besar = That house is big
• Mobil saya baru = My car is new

So yes, the word order is normal for Indonesian.

Indonesian often does not use a word like is / am / are in simple present-tense sentences.

So:

• Bisnis itu besar literally looks like business that big
• but it naturally means That business is big or The business is big

This is completely normal in Indonesian. The link between the subject and adjective is understood without a separate verb.

Compare:

• Dia senang = He/She is happy
• Mereka sibuk = They are busy
• Kamar ini kecil = This room is small

Itu often means that, but after a noun it can also work a bit like the, depending on context.

So bisnis itu can mean:

• that business
• the business

In many real situations, the best translation depends on context.

Examples:

• rumah itu = that house / the house
• orang itu = that person / the person

So in Bisnis itu besar, itu points to a specific business already known in the conversation.

Yes. In context, it can often mean either one.

That is because itu after a noun can do more than just show physical distance. It often marks something specific and identifiable.

So depending on the situation:

• That business is big
• The business is big

Both can be reasonable translations.

If you want to think of it simply as a learner, noun + itu often means that noun or the noun.

Besar basically means big or large, but the exact nuance depends on context.

With bisnis, it usually means something like:

• large
• big
• possibly major or important

It could refer to:

• size
• scale
• amount of money
• number of employees
• influence

So Bisnis itu besar usually suggests the business is large in scale, not literally physically huge like a giant object.

Not exactly. They are related, but not always identical.

• bisnis = business in a general sense, often the activity or commercial enterprise
• usaha = effort, enterprise, or business, depending on context
• perusahaan = company

So:

• Bisnis itu besar = That business is big
• Perusahaan itu besar = That company is big

If you say perusahaan, you are talking more clearly about the company itself as an organization.
If you say bisnis, it can feel a little broader.

Without itu, the sentence becomes less clearly a full statement in many contexts.

Bisnis besar is often understood as a noun phrase meaning:

• big business

rather than a full sentence meaning Business is big.

So:

• Bisnis itu besar = clear sentence: That/The business is big
• bisnis besar = often a phrase: big business

Adding itu helps mark bisnis itu as the subject, making the sentence more clearly complete.

You use tidak before the adjective.

So:

• Bisnis itu tidak besar = That business is not big

This is the normal pattern for negating adjectives and verbs in Indonesian.

Examples:

• Rumah itu tidak mahal = That house is not expensive
• Dia tidak sibuk = He/She is not busy

A common formal way is to use apakah:

• Apakah bisnis itu besar? = Is that business big?

In casual speech, Indonesian often relies on intonation:

• Bisnis itu besar?

Both are possible, but apakah makes the question structure especially clear.

A simple English-friendly approximation is:

• bisnis ≈ BEES-nees
• itu ≈ EE-too
• besar ≈ buh-SAR or beh-SAR

A few notes:

• i is usually like the ee in see
• u is usually like oo in food
• the r in besar is typically pronounced more clearly than in standard English

So the whole sentence is roughly:

BEES-nees EE-too buh-SAR

Yes, it is completely natural and grammatical.

Its structure is:

• Bisnis itu = subject
• besar = predicate adjective

So it is a very standard Indonesian pattern:

• [subject] + [adjective]

Other examples:

• Anak itu pintar = That child is smart
• Gedung itu tinggi = That building is tall
• Tas ini mahal = This bag is expensive

So Bisnis itu besar is a good model sentence for learning basic Indonesian sentence structure.