Kebun komuniti itu dekat rumah saya.

that

Breakdown of Kebun komuniti itu dekat rumah saya.

• rumah: the home
• saya: my
• dekat: near

Questions & Answers about Kebun komuniti itu dekat rumah saya.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

Malay often leaves out the present-tense copula, the verb that would be is / am / are in English.

So instead of saying something like The community garden is near my house, Malay can simply say:

Kebun komuniti itu dekat rumah saya.

A very literal breakdown is:

• kebun komuniti itu = that/the community garden
• dekat rumah saya = near my house

This kind of sentence is completely normal in Malay.

What does dekat mean here?

Here, dekat means near or close to.

In everyday Malay, dekat is very commonly used for location:

• dekat sekolah = near the school
• dekat sini = near here
• dekat rumah saya = near my house

It is one of the most natural and common ways to express proximity in speech and writing.

Why is itu at the end of kebun komuniti itu instead of before the noun?

In Malay, demonstratives usually come after the noun, not before it.

So:

• rumah itu = that house
• buku ini = this book
• kebun komuniti itu = that community garden

This is different from English, where this and that come before the noun.

In context, itu can also help make the noun phrase feel more specific, a bit like the in English, although its basic meaning is still that.