Questions & Answers about Harapan saya masih tinggi.
What does harapan mean here, and how is it different from harap?
Harapan is a noun, meaning hope or expectation.
- harap = to hope / hope for
- harapan = hope, expectation
The ending -an often turns a root into a noun in Malay. So harap becomes harapan.
For example:
- Saya harap... = I hope...
- Harapan saya... = My hope / My expectation...
Why is saya placed after harapan instead of before it?
In Malay, possession is usually shown by putting the possessor after the noun.
So:
- harapan saya = my hope
- literally: hope my
This is very normal in Malay:
- buku saya = my book
- rumah saya = my house
- nama saya = my name
So harapan saya follows the usual Malay pattern for possession.
Why is there no word for is in this sentence?