Tiga premis berhampiran pencawang itu terjejas.

Three premises near that electrical substation are adversely affected.

Breakdown of Tiga premis berhampiran pencawang itu terjejas.

• itu: that
• tiga: three
• berhampiran: near
• pencawang: the electrical substation

Questions & Answers about Tiga premis berhampiran pencawang itu terjejas.

What does premis mean here? Is it the same as English premise in logic?

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.

Why is it tiga premis and not tiga premis-premis?

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.

What is the basic word order of the sentence?

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.

Why does berhampiran pencawang itu come after premis?