Jiran membaja tumbuhan itu.

that

Breakdown of Jiran membaja tumbuhan itu.

• jiran: the neighbor
• tumbuhan: the plant
• membaja: to fertilise

Questions & Answers about Jiran membaja tumbuhan itu.

What does jiran mean here, and is it singular or plural?

Jiran means neighbor or neighbour.

In this sentence, it can be understood as the neighbor or a neighbor depending on context. Malay nouns usually do not change form for singular vs. plural, so jiran by itself could mean:

• a neighbor
• the neighbor
• neighbors

However, in a simple sentence like this, learners often read it as the neighbor or a neighbor unless the wider context clearly shows plural.

Why is there no word for the or a in the sentence?

Malay usually does not use articles like English a/an/the.

So:

• jiran = a neighbor / the neighbor
• tumbuhan itu = that plant / the plant

Malay relies a lot on context and on words like itu and ini to make things more specific.

What does membaja mean exactly?