Undi sulit menunjukkan majoriti.

A natural word-by-word breakdown is:

• undi = vote, ballot, voting
• sulit = secret, confidential
• menunjukkan = shows, indicates
• majoriti = majority

So the structure is basically:

Undi sulit + menunjukkan + majoriti
= The secret ballot shows a majority / The secret vote indicates a majority

Malay often leaves out words like the or a, so the exact English wording depends on context.

In Malay, descriptive words often come after the noun they describe.

So:

• undi sulit = secret vote / secret ballot
• literally: vote secret

This is normal Malay word order. English usually says secret vote, but Malay commonly says vote secret.

Here, undi is being used as a noun: vote or ballot.

Malay words can often function in more than one way depending on context. For example:

• Saya mengundi. = I am voting / I vote.
  Here the verb is mengundi.
• Undi sulit menunjukkan majoriti.
  Here undi is a noun: the vote / the ballot.

So in this sentence, undi sulit is the subject.

Menunjukkan comes from the root tunjuk, which is related to show or point out.

It has:

• the prefix meN- → often forms an active verb
• the suffix -kan → often gives the sense of causing, showing, indicating, directing something toward an object

So:

• tunjuk = show / point
• menunjukkan = to show, to indicate

In this sentence, menunjukkan takes an object:

• menunjukkan majoriti = shows / indicates a majority

Malay does not normally use articles like the, a, or an the way English does.

So undi sulit could mean:

• the secret ballot
• a secret ballot
• secret voting

And majoriti could mean:

• a majority
• the majority

The context tells you which English article sounds best.

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

So menunjukkan by itself does not specifically mean:

• shows
• showed
• will show

It could be interpreted from context.

In an isolated sentence like this, English usually translates it as present tense:

The secret ballot shows a majority.

If Malay wants to make time clearer, it can add time words such as:

• telah = already / past
• sedang = in progress
• akan = will

For example:

• Undi sulit telah menunjukkan majoriti. = The secret ballot showed / has shown a majority.
• Undi sulit akan menunjukkan majoriti. = The secret ballot will show a majority.

Majoriti is a loanword, ultimately related to English majority.

Malay has many borrowed words, especially in formal, academic, political, and administrative contexts.
So majoriti is a normal standard Malay word, even though it looks familiar to English speakers.

Sometimes you may hear related forms, but undi sulit is a standard and common expression for secret ballot.

A useful distinction is:

• undi often refers to vote / ballot
• undian often refers to the act or result of voting, depending on context

That said, usage can vary by context, and both forms may appear in real life. But for this sentence, undi sulit is perfectly natural.

Yes. The sentence uses normal Subject–Verb–Object order:

• Undi sulit = subject
• menunjukkan = verb
• majoriti = object

So the structure is:

[Subject] [Verb] [Object]
Undi sulit menunjukkan majoriti.

This is very similar to basic English word order.

Malay does not mark nouns for singular and plural in the same way English does.

A noun like majoriti stays the same. Number is usually understood from context.

In this sentence, majoriti is an abstract noun, so plural marking would not normally be needed anyway.

More generally, Malay often leaves number unmarked unless it needs to be made explicit.

They are similar, but not always identical in tone or usage.

• sulit often means secret, confidential, or private
• rahsia means secret too, often as a noun or adjective

In political or official contexts, undi sulit is a standard phrase meaning secret ballot.

So while sulit and rahsia overlap in meaning, you should learn undi sulit as a fixed and very common expression.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

Un-di su-lit me-nun-juk-kan ma-jo-ri-ti

Approximate English-style help:

• undi ≈ oon-dee
• sulit ≈ soo-leet
• menunjukkan ≈ muh-noon-jook-kan
• majoriti ≈ mah-joh-ree-tee

A few helpful points:

• Malay pronunciation is usually quite regular.
• Each vowel is usually pronounced clearly.
• Stress is generally not as strong or as important as in English.

It sounds neutral to formal, especially because of the political or official vocabulary:

• undi sulit
• menunjukkan
• majoriti

This feels like language you might see in news reports, formal discussion, or official commentary rather than casual everyday chat.