Keputusan itu memberikan harapan kepada kami.

that

Breakdown of Keputusan itu memberikan harapan kepada kami.

• kepada: to
• memberikan: to give
• keputusan: the result

Questions & Answers about Keputusan itu memberikan harapan kepada kami.

Why is itu placed 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 ini = this house

This is normal Malay word order. English puts that before the noun, but Malay puts itu after it.

Also, in many contexts, itu can feel a bit like the in English, depending on the sentence. So keputusan itu can often be understood as that decision or the decision, depending on context.

What exactly does keputusan mean here?

Keputusan most commonly means decision, but in some contexts it can also mean result or outcome.

In this sentence, the intended meaning depends on context:

• keputusan = decision if someone made a choice
• keputusan = result/outcome if something was announced or concluded

Malay often allows this kind of flexibility, so learners need to rely on context more than in English.

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