Premis itu terjejas.

Not usually.

In Malay, premis commonly means premises, business premises, a shop lot, a building/site used for business, or sometimes a property/location in an official context.

So for an English speaker, this is a potential false friend:

• English premise = an idea or assumption in an argument
• Malay premis = usually a physical place/property/premises

In everyday Malay, if you are reading news, official notices, or reports, premis very often refers to a physical location.

Because in Malay, demonstratives like ini (this) and itu (that) normally come after the noun.

So:

• premis itu = that premises / those premises / the premises in question
• rumah itu = that house
• kereta ini = this car

This is a very normal Malay word order:

• noun + ini/itu

English does the opposite:

• that premises
• this house

It can feel like either, depending on context.

Literally, itu is that, but in real usage it often helps mark something as specific or already known, which can overlap with English the.

So premis itu could be understood as:

• that premises
• the premises
• those premises in question

Malay does not have a direct word that works exactly like English the, so words like itu often help give that definite feeling.

Malay nouns usually do not change form to show plural in the same way English nouns do.

So premis can be understood from context. If the meaning has already been provided to the learner, that context tells you whether it is:

• one premises/site
• multiple premises

If Malay needs to make plurality clearer, it can do so with:

• context
• a number word
• a quantifier
• reduplication in some cases

Examples:

• satu premis = one premises/site
• beberapa premis = several premises
• premis-premis = premises (explicit plural, more formal/list-like)

So the bare word premis itself does not strongly force an English-style singular/plural distinction.

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

English says:

• The premises is affected
• The premises was affected
• The premises are affected

Malay can simply say:

• Premis itu terjejas.

This is completely normal. Malay does not need a separate word like is/are/was/were in many cases.

So the structure is basically:

• subject: Premis itu
• predicate: terjejas

That alone makes a full sentence.

Terjejas means something like:

• affected
• impacted
• adversely affected
• compromised
• disrupted

It often suggests that something has been negatively influenced by an outside event or condition.

For example, a premises might be terjejas because of:

• flooding
• fire
• a power outage
• construction work
• economic problems
• contamination
• road closures

It does not always mean completely destroyed. It is broader than that. A place can be terjejas even if it is still standing but its operations, condition, or usability have been affected.

It is often translated with a passive idea in English, but it is not exactly the same as a straightforward English passive.

The prefix ter- often gives a sense of:

• a resulting state
• something that happened unintentionally
• something being in a certain condition

So terjejas focuses on the fact that the premises ended up affected.

Compare:

• Premis itu terjejas. = The premises was/were affected.
• Premis itu dijejaskan oleh banjir. = The premises was/were affected by the flood.

The second one is a more explicit passive with di-, and it sounds more directly like was affected by.
The first one, with terjejas, is often more natural when you want to describe the resulting condition.

The base is jejas, which has to do with affecting, impacting, or damaging something.

A useful comparison is:

• menjejaskan = to affect / to adversely affect
• terjejas = affected / impacted

Examples:

• Banjir menjejaskan operasi kedai itu.
  = The flood affected that shop’s operations.
• Operasi kedai itu terjejas.
  = That shop’s operations were affected.

So if you are learning word families, this is a useful pair:

• menjejaskan → active/causative feeling
• terjejas → affected state/result

You know from context, because Malay does not have to mark tense the way English does.

Premis itu terjejas can mean:

• The premises is affected
• The premises was affected
• The premises has been affected

Malay usually makes time clear through:

• context
• time words
• aspect markers

Examples:

• Premis itu terjejas semalam. = The premises was affected yesterday.
• Premis itu sedang terjejas. = The premises is currently being affected / is in an affected state now.
• Premis itu telah terjejas. = The premises has been / was affected.
• Premis itu akan terjejas. = The premises will be affected.

So the plain sentence is tense-neutral until context fixes the time.

Yes, but it changes the feel.

• Premis itu terjejas. = That/The premises is affected.
• Premis terjejas. = Premises are affected / affected premises / a premises is affected, depending on context

Without itu, the noun is less specifically anchored. It can sound:

• more general
• more like a headline
• less tied to a previously mentioned location

So if you are talking about a particular known premises, premis itu is often the clearer choice.

Yes, it is natural, especially in:

• news reports
• official statements
• inspections
• disaster updates
• public health or safety notices

It sounds fairly neutral to formal.

You might see it in contexts like:

• flood damage reports
• fire department updates
• municipal announcements
• business disruption notices

So this is the kind of Malay often used in reporting and administration, rather than very casual chat.