Majoriti memberi persetujuan.

It follows the very common Malay pattern:

Subject + Verb + Object

• Majoriti = the majority
• memberi = gives / give
• persetujuan = approval / agreement

So structurally it is:

Majoriti (subject) + memberi (verb) + persetujuan (object)

Malay word order is often similar to English in simple statements, which makes this sentence fairly easy to parse.

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

So:

• majoriti can mean majority or the majority
• the exact meaning depends on context

In English, you would usually say the majority, but in Malay, leaving out an article is completely normal.

If needed, Malay can make things more specific in other ways, for example with context or added words like majoriti penduduk (the majority of the residents).

Majoriti means majority. It is a borrowed word, ultimately from the same source as the English word majority, so it is easy for English speakers to recognize.

It is commonly used in formal and neutral contexts, such as:

• majoriti rakyat = the majority of the people
• majoriti ahli = the majority of the members
• majoriti memberi persetujuan = the majority give approval

So yes, it is a normal Malay word, even though it is a loanword.

This is mainly a matter of style and grammar.

• setuju = agree / in agreement
• persetujuan = agreement, approval
• memberi persetujuan = to give approval / give agreement

So:

• Majoriti setuju = The majority agree.
• Majoriti memberi persetujuan = The majority give their approval.

The version with memberi persetujuan sounds a bit more formal or official. It is the kind of phrasing you might see in reports, meetings, administrative language, or news.

Persetujuan is a noun meaning agreement or approval.

It is built from the root setuju (agree) with the circumfix per-...-an, which often forms nouns.

So roughly:

• setuju = to agree / agreeable
• persetujuan = agreement / approval

This kind of noun formation is very common in Malay. For learners, it is useful to notice that many abstract nouns are built this way.

memberi means to give.

In this sentence, it is used in a slightly abstract sense, just like English can say:

• give approval
• give consent
• give permission

So memberi persetujuan literally means give approval/agreement.

The form memberi is the active verb form based on the root beri (give).

Both memberi and memberikan can be related to giving, but they are used a bit differently.

In many cases:

• memberi focuses more directly on giving something to someone
• memberikan often sounds a bit more formal or can emphasize what is being given

With persetujuan, memberi persetujuan is a very normal collocation.

You may also see memberikan persetujuan, especially in formal writing, and it can also be correct. But memberi persetujuan is already natural and standard.

So for this sentence, memberi is not strange at all.

Yes, it sounds fairly formal or official.

It is the kind of phrase you might find in:

• meeting minutes
• official statements
• administrative writing
• news reports

In more everyday speech, people might say something simpler, like:

• Majoriti setuju = The majority agree.
• Kebanyakan orang setuju = Most people agree.

So the original sentence is natural, but it leans toward a more formal register.

No. Malay verbs do not change form the way English verbs do.

In English, you compare:

• The majority gives approval
• They give approval

But in Malay, the verb stays the same:

• Majoriti memberi persetujuan
• Mereka memberi persetujuan

There is no verb conjugation for person or number in this sentence. That is one reason Malay grammar can feel simpler for English speakers.

Grammatically, Malay does not force the same singular/plural agreement patterns that English does, so this is less of an issue than in English.

Majoriti refers to a group, but the verb does not change anyway. So you do not need to worry about choosing a special verb form.

In translation, English may treat majority as singular or sometimes as a collective noun depending on style, but in Malay the sentence remains:

Majoriti memberi persetujuan

without any change to the verb.

Yes, and that is a very useful alternative.

• Majoriti bersetuju = The majority agree.
• Majoriti memberi persetujuan = The majority give approval.

The difference is mostly one of phrasing and tone:

• bersetuju is verbal and direct: agree
• memberi persetujuan is more noun-based and formal: give approval

Both can be correct, but they are not always identical in tone. The original sentence sounds more official.

Malay does not normally mark tense on the verb itself.

So memberi can mean:

• give
• gives
• gave
• are giving
• will give

depending on context.

If the speaker wants to make time clear, they can add time words, for example:

• semalam = yesterday
• sudah = already
• telah = has/have already; formal past/perfective marker
• akan = will

Examples:

• Majoriti telah memberi persetujuan. = The majority have given approval.
• Majoriti akan memberi persetujuan. = The majority will give approval.

Without such markers, the time is understood from context.

Yes. Depending on context, persetujuan can be translated as:

• agreement
• approval
• consent

In this sentence, approval is often the most natural English rendering, especially if the context is voting, administration, or formal decision-making.

But if the context is general discussion, agreement may also work well.

This is very common in Malay: one noun can map onto several English words, and context decides the best translation.

A natural negative version would be:

Majoriti tidak memberi persetujuan.

That means The majority do not give approval or The majority did not approve, depending on context.

Here:

• tidak negates the verb phrase
• memberi persetujuan stays the same

So the pattern is straightforward:

Subject + tidak + Verb + Object

It is grammatically complete on its own.

However, in real usage, Malay often gives more detail, such as what exactly was approved:

• Majoriti memberi persetujuan terhadap cadangan itu.
  = The majority gave approval to that proposal.

• Majoriti ahli memberi persetujuan.
  = The majority of the members gave approval.

So the sentence is complete, but in context it will often be expanded to show approval of what or approval by whom.