Keputusan itu mempunyai kesan besar.

that

Breakdown of Keputusan itu mempunyai kesan besar.

• besar: large
• mempunyai: to have
• keputusan: the decision

Questions & Answers about Keputusan itu mempunyai kesan besar.

What does each word in Keputusan itu mempunyai kesan besar do?

A natural word-by-word breakdown is:

• keputusan = decision or result, depending on context
• itu = that (and sometimes it also makes the noun feel like the)
• mempunyai = to have
• kesan = effect or impact
• besar = big, great, or major

So the structure is:

• Keputusan itu = that decision / the decision
• mempunyai kesan besar = has a big effect / has a major impact

Why does itu come after keputusan instead of before it?

In Malay, demonstratives like ini (this) and itu (that) usually come after the noun.

So:

• keputusan itu = that decision
• rumah itu = that house
• orang ini = this person

This is one of the first big word-order differences English speakers notice.