Lubang itu dalam.

that

Breakdown of Lubang itu dalam.

• dalam: deep
• lubang: a hole

Questions & Answers about Lubang itu dalam.

What does each word in Lubang itu dalam. do?

• lubang = hole
• itu = usually that, but in many sentences it can also make something definite, so English may translate it as the
• dalam = deep here

So the structure is:

• lubang itu = that hole / the hole
• dalam = the description about it

Why is there no word for is?

Malay often does not use a copula in simple sentences with adjectives.

So where English says:

• The hole is deep

Malay simply says:

• Lubang itu dalam

This is a very common pattern:

• Rumah itu besar = The house is big
• Air itu sejuk = The water is cold

So in this sentence, dalam works as the predicate adjective, and no separate word for is is needed.

Why does itu come after lubang instead of before it?

In Malay, demonstratives like ini and itu normally come after the noun.

So:

• lubang itu = that hole / the hole
• rumah itu = that house
• orang itu = that person

This is different from English, where that comes before the noun.