Tongkat pendaki ini ringan.

this

Breakdown of Tongkat pendaki ini ringan.

• ringan: light
• tongkat pendaki: the hiking pole

Questions & Answers about Tongkat pendaki ini ringan.

What does each word in Tongkat pendaki ini ringan mean?

A word-by-word breakdown is:

• tongkat = stick, cane, or staff
• pendaki = climber or hiker
• ini = this
• ringan = light in weight

So the sentence means something like This hiking stick is light or This climber’s stick is light, depending on context.

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?

Malay often leaves out the verb to be in simple sentences like this.

So:

• Tongkat pendaki ini ringan literally looks like
• This hiker’s stick light

but it naturally means:

• This hiker’s stick is light

This is very normal in Malay. In many adjective and noun sentences, you do not need a separate word for is / am / are.

Why does ini come after the noun instead of before it?