Breakdown of Konduktor membawa arus elektrik di dalam kabel.
di
at
dalam
in
membawa
to carry
arus elektrik
electric current
Questions & Answers about Konduktor membawa arus elektrik di dalam kabel.
Why is there no word for the or a/an in this sentence?
Malay normally does not use articles like English the and a/an.
So konduktor can mean:
- a conductor
- the conductor
- conductors in a general sense, depending on context
The same is true for kabel:
- a cable
- the cable
- cables in general
You usually work out definiteness from context rather than from a separate word.
Is the word order the same as in English?
Yes, the basic word order here is very similar to English:
- Konduktor = subject
- membawa = verb
- arus elektrik = object
- di dalam kabel = location phrase
So the pattern is:
Subject + Verb + Object + Place
That makes this sentence quite approachable for English speakers.
What does membawa mean here, and why is it not just bawa?