Litar pintas menyebabkan gangguan bekalan elektrik.

A short circuit caused the electricity supply interruption.

Breakdown of Litar pintas menyebabkan gangguan bekalan elektrik.

• menyebabkan: to cause
• gangguan bekalan elektrik: the electricity supply interruption
• litar pintas: the short circuit

Questions & Answers about Litar pintas menyebabkan gangguan bekalan elektrik.

Why is the word order Litar pintas menyebabkan gangguan bekalan elektrik and not something closer to English like gangguan bekalan elektrik disebabkan oleh litar pintas?

Malay normally uses a straightforward Subject + Verb + Object order, just like basic English sentences:

• Litar pintas = subject
• menyebabkan = verb
• gangguan bekalan elektrik = object

So Litar pintas menyebabkan gangguan bekalan elektrik literally follows Short circuit causes disruption of electricity supply.

The version gangguan bekalan elektrik disebabkan oleh litar pintas is also correct, but it is the passive version:

• gangguan bekalan elektrik = the thing affected
• disebabkan oleh = is caused by
• litar pintas = by a short circuit

So the difference is mainly:

• active: Litar pintas menyebabkan ...
• passive: ... disebabkan oleh litar pintas

Both are natural, but the active one is shorter and very common.

What exactly does litar pintas mean? Is it literally short circuit?