Kekasihnya menunggu di luar.

Kekasih means lover, beloved, or romantic partner. The ending -nya usually means his/her/their.

So kekasihnya most naturally means his/her lover or his/her beloved.

Malay does not normally mark gender, so -nya does not tell you whether it is his or her.

In this sentence, -nya is a possessive ending meaning his/her/their.

So:

• kekasih = lover, beloved
• kekasihnya = his/her lover

A useful thing to know is that -nya can sometimes also act like a definiteness marker in other contexts, but here the possessive meaning is the most likely one.

The base word is tunggu, meaning wait or wait for.

The prefix meN- forms an active verb, so:

• tunggu = root
• menunggu = to wait / to be waiting / to wait for

In formal grammar, menunggu is the standard verb form in a sentence like this.

In casual speech, Malaysians and Indonesians may sometimes just say tunggu, but menunggu is the full standard form.

It can mean both, depending on context.

Examples:

• Saya menunggu. = I am waiting.
• Saya menunggu bas. = I am waiting for the bus.

So in Kekasihnya menunggu di luar, the object is not stated, and it simply means His/Her lover is waiting outside.

Di luar means outside.

Breakdown:

• di = at/in/on, used for location
• luar = outside, exterior

So:

• di luar = outside

This is a very common location phrase in Malay.

Because this di is a preposition, not a verb prefix.

In Malay:

• di luar = outside → di is a preposition, so it is written separately
• ditunggu = is waited for / awaited → di- is a passive verb prefix, so it is written attached

This is a very important spelling rule:

• di
  • place = separate
• di-
  • verb = attached

The word order is very similar to English:

• Kekasihnya = subject
• menunggu = verb
• di luar = location

So the structure is:

Subject + Verb + Place

That makes Kekasihnya menunggu di luar a very straightforward sentence for an English speaker to understand structurally.

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

So menunggu can mean:

• waits
• is waiting
• was waiting
• will wait

The time is usually understood from context or from time words such as:

• sekarang = now
• semalam = yesterday
• esok = tomorrow

Without extra context, the English translation is waiting outside is a natural choice.

Usually, yes. Kekasih has a romantic sense: lover, beloved, sweetheart.

It is not the usual word for a general friend. For friend, Malay uses kawan or teman.

So this sentence clearly suggests a romantic relationship.

No. Malay usually does not mark gender in nouns or possessive forms.

So kekasihnya could mean:

• his lover
• her lover

You need context to know which one is meant.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

• kekasihnya ≈ kuh-KAH-seeh-nya
• menunggu ≈ muh-NOONG-goo
• di luar ≈ dee LOO-ar

A few helpful notes:

• ny in -nya sounds like the ny in canyon
• u is usually pronounced like oo
• Malay spelling is generally quite regular, so pronunciation is often easier than in English

Sometimes, depending on context, yes.

Most directly, di luar means outside. In some situations, English might naturally translate it as outdoors, but outside is the safest and most literal translation here.

So:

• menunggu di luar = waiting outside

Yes. Malay can move elements around for emphasis.

For example:

• Di luar, kekasihnya menunggu. = Outside, his/her lover is waiting.

But the original order:

• Kekasihnya menunggu di luar.

is the most neutral and natural way to say it.