Papan agihan itu dekat pintu.

A word-by-word breakdown is:

• papan = board, panel
• agihan = distribution
• papan agihan = distribution board / distribution panel
• itu = that / the specific one being referred to
• dekat = near, close to
• pintu = door

So the structure is roughly:

papan agihan itu = that distribution board
dekat pintu = near the door

In Malay, demonstratives like ini (this) and itu (that) usually come after the noun phrase, not before it.

So:

• papan agihan itu = that distribution board
• buku ini = this book
• rumah itu = that house

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

Also, because papan agihan is a noun phrase, itu goes after the whole phrase, not just after papan.

Malay often leaves out the verb to be in simple sentences like this.

So English:

• The distribution board is near the door

Malay:

• Papan agihan itu dekat pintu

There is no need for a separate word meaning is here. This is very normal in Malay.

You can think of the sentence pattern as:

[noun phrase] + [description/location]

Examples:

• Rumah itu besar. = The house is big.
• Ali di sekolah. = Ali is at school.
• Kereta itu dekat sini. = The car is near here.

In this sentence, dekat functions like near / close to, so it behaves as a preposition-like location word.

• dekat pintu = near the door

Malay is flexible with words like dekat, and learners often notice that it can feel a bit like an adjective in some contexts and like a preposition in others. In everyday usage, though, dekat is very commonly used just like near.

For this sentence, the easiest way to understand it is simply:

• dekat + noun = near + noun

Malay does not use articles like a, an, and the in the same way English does.

So:

• pintu can mean a door, the door, or just door, depending on context.

In this sentence, English naturally translates it as the door, but Malay does not need a separate article.

Context usually makes it clear whether something is definite or not.

Yes, papan agihan literally means distribution board, and in many contexts it refers to an electrical distribution board or electrical panel.

Malay often forms noun phrases by putting two nouns together, where the second noun describes the first:

• papan agihan = board for distribution
• bilik mesyuarat = meeting room
• kereta polis = police car

So agihan is modifying papan.

Depending on context, an English speaker might also call it:

• distribution panel
• electrical panel
• fuse box
  though those are not always exact matches.

Yes. The word order is very natural.

The sentence is structured as:

[subject noun phrase] + [location phrase]

So:

• Papan agihan itu = the subject
• dekat pintu = the location

This is a common Malay pattern.

Compare:

• Buku itu atas meja. = The book is on the table.
• Kucing itu dalam rumah. = The cat is in the house.
• Pejabat saya dekat sini. = My office is near here.

Yes, you may hear or see di dekat pintu, but dekat pintu by itself is already very common and natural.

A useful distinction is:

• dekat = near / close to
• di = at / in / on, marking location

Because dekat already gives the idea of location, many speakers simply say:

• Papan agihan itu dekat pintu.

Adding di can happen in some usage:

• Papan agihan itu di dekat pintu.

But for a learner, dekat pintu is the simpler and very natural choice.

Yes. Some alternatives are possible, depending on style.

For example:

• Papan agihan itu berhampiran pintu.

berhampiran also means near or in the vicinity of, but it sounds a bit more formal than dekat.

In everyday speech, dekat is usually the most common and easiest choice.

You would replace itu with ini:

• Papan agihan ini dekat pintu.

That means:

• This distribution board is near the door.

So the pair is:

• ini = this
• itu = that

And both normally come after the noun phrase.

A natural yes-no question would be:

• Papan agihan itu dekat pintu?

In speech, intonation often shows that it is a question.

You could also ask more explicitly:

• Adakah papan agihan itu dekat pintu?

That is more formal or careful.

So Malay often forms questions either by:

• using rising intonation, or
• adding adakah in more formal style.

A simple English-friendly approximation is:

• papan ≈ PAH-pahn
• agihan ≈ ah-GHEE-han or ah-GEE-han

A few tips:

• Malay pronunciation is generally quite regular.
• a is usually like the a in father.
• g is always a hard g, as in go.
• h is pronounced.
• Stress in Malay is usually not as strong or dramatic as in English.

So the whole phrase is something like:

PAH-pahn ah-GEE-han EE-too DEH-kaht PEEN-too

That is only an approximation, but it is close enough to help a beginner.