Word
Pindaan ditolak kecuali jika jawatankuasa bersetuju.
Meaning
The amendment is rejected unless the committee agrees.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Pindaan ditolak kecuali jika jawatankuasa bersetuju.
setuju
to agree
ditolak
to be rejected
jawatankuasa
the committee
pindaan
the amendment
Questions & Answers about Pindaan ditolak kecuali jika jawatankuasa bersetuju.
Why is ditolak used here, and what does di- mean?
Ditolak is the passive form of tolak.
- tolak = to reject / to push away
- ditolak = is rejected / is being rejected / was rejected, depending on context
The prefix di- is a very common Malay passive marker. In this sentence, Pindaan ditolak means The amendment is rejected.
Malay uses passive constructions quite naturally, especially in formal writing.
Why isn’t there a separate word for is in Pindaan ditolak?
Malay usually does not need a word like is/are in this kind of sentence.
So:
- Pindaan ditolak = The amendment is rejected
- not something like Pindaan adalah ditolak in normal usage
You may sometimes see adalah or ialah, but they are not used the same way as English to be, and they would not normally be used here.
Does Pindaan mean the amendment or an amendment?