Questions & Answers about Air terjun itu sangat cantik.
How do I pronounce air here? Is it like the English word air?
No. In Malay, air means water, and it is usually pronounced in two syllables: a-ir, roughly ah-eer. So air terjun is not pronounced like the English word air.
Why is air terjun used for waterfall?
Air terjun is a common Malay compound noun.
- air = water
- terjun = to dive, jump down, or fall downward
Together, air terjun means waterfall. This is very normal in Malay: many compound nouns are made from two everyday words.
What does itu mean here?
Itu usually means that, but in sentences like this it can also feel a lot like the, because it points to a specific thing already known in the conversation.
So air terjun itu means something like:
- that waterfall
- or the waterfall, depending on context
A useful pattern to remember is that Malay demonstratives usually come after the noun:
- rumah itu = that house
- air terjun itu = that waterfall
Why is there no word for is in the sentence?