Tiga premis berhampiran pencawang itu terjejas.

No. In this sentence, premis means premises, that is, a building, shop lot, business space, or property unit.

So tiga premis means three premises / three properties / three business units, not three assumptions in an argument.

This is a very common false friend for English speakers.

In Malay, when a number already shows plurality, the noun usually does not get reduplicated.

So:

• tiga premis = three premises
• not usually tiga premis-premis

Reduplication often marks plurality, but it is normally unnecessary after a numeral like satu, dua, tiga, etc.

The structure is:

• Tiga premis = the subject noun phrase
• berhampiran pencawang itu = a phrase describing those premises
• terjejas = the predicate, meaning affected / impacted

So the sentence is basically:

[Three premises] [near that substation] [were affected].

Malay often keeps a straightforward word order, but descriptive phrases commonly come after the noun they describe.

Because in Malay, modifiers usually follow the noun.

So:

• premis berhampiran pencawang itu = premises near that substation

This is different from English, where we often put the modifier before the noun or use a relative clause more explicitly.

Malay naturally places the descriptive phrase after premis.

Berhampiran means near, close to, or in the vicinity of. It is a somewhat more formal or written-style word than dekat.

So:

• berhampiran pencawang itu = near that substation
• dekat pencawang itu would also be understandable, but sounds more everyday and conversational

In news reports or formal writing, berhampiran is very common.

Pencawang usually refers to an electrical substation or a related power distribution facility.

So in this sentence, pencawang itu means that substation.

Depending on context, a translation like power substation may sound more natural in English.

Here, itu attaches directly to pencawang:

• pencawang itu = that substation

So the phrase means:

• berhampiran pencawang itu = near that substation

It does not mean those three premises. If Malay wanted to mark the three premises with itu, it would more naturally appear with the noun phrase premis instead.

Terjejas means affected, impacted, disrupted, or adversely affected.

Grammatically, ter- here often gives a state or resulting condition, rather than a clear English-style active verb. In many contexts, it feels similar to a passive idea in English:

• premis itu terjejas = the premises were affected

The sentence focuses on the condition of the premises, not on who or what affected them.

Malay does not need a verb like to be in the same way English does.

So:

• Tiga premis ... terjejas naturally means Three premises ... were affected

Malay often leaves tense and the equivalent of is/are/was/were unstated unless they need to be made explicit from context.

Time is usually understood from context, or shown with time words if necessary.

Yes, that is possible, but it changes the feel slightly.

• Tiga premis berhampiran pencawang itu terjejas is compact and natural, especially in formal or news-style Malay.
• Tiga premis yang berhampiran pencawang itu terjejas is more explicit: The three premises that were near that substation were affected.

Using yang can make the relationship clearer, but it is not always necessary. Malay often omits it when the modifier is already easy to understand.

It sounds fairly formal or news-report style.

Words like:

• premis
• berhampiran
• pencawang
• terjejas

are all common in formal reporting, official statements, and written Malay.

In more casual spoken Malay, people might choose simpler words, but this sentence is perfectly normal in standard written Malay.