Word
Kabel ini mempunyai konduktor dan penebatan.
Meaning
This cable has an electrical conductor and insulation.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Kabel ini mempunyai konduktor dan penebatan.
ini
this
dan
and
mempunyai
to have
kabel
the cable
Questions & Answers about Kabel ini mempunyai konduktor dan penebatan.
Why does ini come after kabel instead of before it?
In Malay, demonstratives like ini (this) and itu (that) usually come after the noun.
So:
- kabel ini = this cable
- rumah itu = that house
This is a very common word order pattern in Malay.
What does mempunyai do in this sentence?
Mempunyai means to have or to possess.
So in Kabel ini mempunyai konduktor dan penebatan, it links the subject kabel ini to the things it has: konduktor and penebatan.
In everyday Malay, people often also use ada for has / have, especially in less formal speech:
- Kabel ini ada konduktor dan penebatan.
But mempunyai sounds more formal and is common in technical or written language.
Is mempunyai the same as punya?