Kasut mendaki aku kering, sedangkan baju hujan kau masih basah.

In Malay, possession is usually expressed as:

noun + possessor

So:

• kasut mendaki aku = my hiking shoes
• baju hujan kau = your raincoat

This is different from English, where the possessor usually comes first: my shoes, your raincoat.

Very common patterns are:

• rumah saya = my house
• buku dia = his/her book
• kawan kami = our friend

So the order in the sentence is completely normal for Malay.

Aku and kau are informal pronouns meaning I/me and you.

They are usually used:

• between close friends
• between siblings
• in casual speech
• in emotionally direct speech
• sometimes in songs, poetry, or dramatic language

They can sound too blunt or rude in formal situations.

Compare:

• kasut mendaki aku = my hiking shoes (casual/intimate)

• kasut mendaki saya = my hiking shoes (more neutral/polite)

• baju hujan kau = your raincoat (casual/intimate)
• baju hujan awak = your raincoat (more polite/common in conversation)

So this sentence sounds casual and personal.

Malay often leaves out the verb to be when linking a subject with an adjective or a noun phrase.

So:

• Kasut mendaki aku kering literally looks like my hiking shoes dry
• but it means My hiking shoes are dry

And:

• baju hujan kau masih basah = your raincoat is still wet

This is very normal in Malay. You do not usually need a word equivalent to English is/are before adjectives like:

• besar = big
• cantik = beautiful
• basah = wet
• kering = dry

Examples:

• Rumah itu besar. = That house is big.
• Buku ini baru. = This book is new.
• Lantai masih basah. = The floor is still wet.

Sedangkan introduces a contrast. In this sentence it means something like:

• whereas
• while
• even though
• but

So:

• Kasut mendaki aku kering, sedangkan baju hujan kau masih basah.

means something like:

• My hiking shoes are dry, whereas your raincoat is still wet.

It highlights an unexpected or interesting contrast between the two situations.

Other examples:

• Saya sudah siap, sedangkan dia belum.
  = I’m already ready, whereas he isn’t yet.

• Cuaca panas, sedangkan semalam hujan lebat.
  = The weather is hot, whereas last night it rained heavily.

Masih means still.

So:

• masih basah = still wet

It shows that the condition continues up to now.

Compare:

• baju hujan kau basah = your raincoat is wet
• baju hujan kau masih basah = your raincoat is still wet

Other examples:

• Dia masih tidur. = He/She is still sleeping.
• Makanan itu masih panas. = The food is still hot.
• Saya masih ingat. = I still remember.

Malay nouns usually do not change form for singular vs. plural.

So kasut mendaki can mean:

• a hiking shoe
• hiking shoes
• a pair of hiking shoes
• hiking footwear

Context tells you which is meant.

In this sentence, English would most naturally translate it as my hiking shoes or my hiking boots.

If someone really wants to emphasize plurality, Malay can use reduplication:

• kasut-kasut = shoes

But in normal speech, that is often unnecessary.

Yes, kasut mendaki is understandable and natural enough for hiking shoes/boots.

It is built like:

• kasut = shoes
• mendaki = to climb / to hike

So literally it is climbing/hiking shoes.

Depending on context, speakers might also say things like:

• kasut untuk mendaki = shoes for hiking/climbing
• but mendaki = hiking boots

But kasut mendaki is perfectly understandable.

Yes, it is understandable and fairly natural in an informal register, especially because of aku and kau.

A slightly more neutral version could be:

• Kasut mendaki saya kering, sedangkan baju hujan awak masih basah.

A slightly more conversational version might be:

• Kasut mendaki aku dah kering, sedangkan baju hujan kau masih basah lagi.

But the original sentence is fine as casual Malay.

Because kering and basah are adjectives, and in Malay adjectives commonly appear after the subject without any extra linking verb.

So:

• kasut mendaki aku kering = my hiking shoes are dry
• baju hujan kau masih basah = your raincoat is still wet

This same pattern appears all the time:

• Kereta dia laju. = His/Her car is fast.
• Air itu sejuk. = The water is cold.
• Bilik saya bersih. = My room is clean.

So the structure is very common: subject + adjective

Yes. The structure stays the same:

• kasut mendaki saya = my hiking shoes
• baju hujan awak = your raincoat
• kasut mendaki dia = his/her hiking shoes
• baju hujan kami = our raincoat / our rain gear
• baju hujan mereka = their raincoat

Just remember that the possessor usually comes after the noun.

So if you want a more polite version, changing the pronouns is the easiest fix.

Not exactly. Sedangkan often marks contrast, but the exact English translation depends on context.

It can feel like:

• whereas
• while
• but
• even though
• when in fact

In your sentence, whereas is probably the best match.

But in other contexts, a different English word may sound better. So it is better to think of sedangkan as a contrast marker, not as a word with only one fixed translation.