Saya lupa kod itu.

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Breakdown of Saya lupa kod itu.

• itu: that
• lupa: to forget
• kod: a code

Questions & Answers about Saya lupa kod itu.

Why is there no past tense marker in Saya lupa kod itu if the meaning is I forgot that code?

Malay verbs do not change form for tense the way English verbs do.

So lupa can mean:

• forget
• forgot
• have forgotten

The time is usually understood from context. If you want to make the past meaning clearer, you can add words like:

• Saya sudah lupa kod itu. = I have already forgotten that code.
• Saya terlupa kod itu tadi. = I forgot that code earlier.

So Saya lupa kod itu is completely normal even when English uses forgot.

Why does itu come after kod instead of before it?

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

So:

• kod ini = this code
• kod itu = that code

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

So kod itu is the natural Malay order, not itu kod in this sentence.

Does kod itu mean that code or the code?