Minit mesyuarat itu mempunyai pindaan.

Yes, that is normal in Malay. In Malay noun phrases, the main noun usually comes first, and a word that describes or specifies it comes after.

So:

• minit mesyuarat = meeting minutes
• literally, something like minutes of meeting

This is a very common pattern in Malay:

• bilik mesyuarat = meeting room
• kereta api = train
• guru bahasa = language teacher

So minit mesyuarat is the natural Malay order.

Itu usually means that, but in many sentences it can also function like the, especially when referring to something already known from the context.

So:

• minit mesyuarat itu can mean those meeting minutes, the meeting minutes, or the minutes of that meeting, depending on context.

A useful thing to notice is that itu comes after the noun phrase:

• minit mesyuarat itu
• not itu minit mesyuarat

That post-noun position is very typical in Malay.

Both can often be translated as have, but they are not exactly the same in tone.

• mempunyai = to have / to possess
  
  • more formal
  • common in writing and official language
• ada = there is / have / exist
  • more common in everyday speech
  • often sounds more natural in conversation

So:

• Minit mesyuarat itu mempunyai pindaan.
  = formal, written style
• Minit mesyuarat itu ada pindaan.
  = more conversational

Because meeting minutes and amendments sound like administrative or official language, mempunyai fits well here.

Pindaan means amendment, revision, or modification, especially in formal or official contexts.

It comes from the root pinda, which means to amend, to revise, or to alter.

So mempunyai pindaan means:

• has an amendment
• has amendments
• contains revisions

The exact English wording depends on context.

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

So pindaan can mean:

• an amendment
• amendments

You decide from context.

If the speaker really wants to make it clearly plural, they might say:

• pindaan-pindaan = amendments

But in normal Malay, that is often unnecessary if the meaning is already clear.

Malay often expresses this relationship simply by placing nouns together.

So instead of saying something like minutes of meeting, Malay just says:

• minit mesyuarat

This kind of noun-noun structure is very common. English often uses of, but Malay usually does not need a separate word for it in this kind of phrase.

In Malay, minit mesyuarat is commonly treated as a fixed expression meaning meeting minutes as a document or record.

Even though English uses the plural minutes, Malay does not have to match that grammar. Malay nouns generally do not behave the same way as English singular/plural nouns.

So minit mesyuarat is the normal phrase, and it can refer to the official written record of a meeting.

Also, minit can mean:

• minute as a unit of time
• minutes as a written record

The context tells you which meaning is intended.

Yes, it is grammatical and understandable, especially in a formal or administrative context.

However, depending on what the speaker really means, there may be more natural alternatives:

• Minit mesyuarat itu ada pindaan.
  = The meeting minutes have amendments.
• Minit mesyuarat itu telah dipinda.
  = The meeting minutes have been amended.
• Terdapat pindaan pada minit mesyuarat itu.
  = There are amendments to the meeting minutes.

The original sentence is fine, but it sounds somewhat formal and document-like.

The structure is:

• Minit mesyuarat itu = subject noun phrase
• mempunyai = verb
• pindaan = object

So the pattern is:

• Subject + Verb + Object

Malay often uses this same basic order, just like English.

Breakdown:

• Minit = minutes
• mesyuarat = meeting
• itu = that / the
• mempunyai = has
• pindaan = amendment(s)

In the phrase minit mesyuarat itu, itu usually applies to the whole noun phrase, not just the word immediately before it.

So it normally means something like:

• those meeting minutes
• the meeting minutes in question
• the minutes of that meeting, depending on context

Malay can sometimes leave this kind of relationship a little broad, and English has to choose the most natural interpretation from context.

Malay does not have articles that work exactly like English a/an and the.

Instead, definiteness is often shown by:

• context
• words like itu or ini
• the overall situation

So:

• minit mesyuarat = meeting minutes / meeting minute(s)
• minit mesyuarat itu = the meeting minutes / those meeting minutes

And:

• pindaan can mean an amendment or amendments, depending on context

This is one reason translation from Malay to English often requires interpretation.

Yes, depending on context, English might interpret it in slightly different ways.

Literally, mempunyai pindaan means has amendment(s), so the most direct sense is that the minutes have amendments or contain revisions.

But in real-life administrative use, that might imply:

• the minutes include corrections
• the minutes have been revised
• there are proposed amendments to the minutes

If the writer wants to be more precise, Malay can say:

• telah dipinda = have been amended
• perlu dipinda = need to be amended
• terdapat pindaan = there are amendments

So the original sentence is understandable, but context decides the exact nuance.