Dinding ini menghalang angin.

this

Breakdown of Dinding ini menghalang angin.

• dinding: the wall
• angin: the wind
• menghalang: to prevent; block

Questions & Answers about Dinding ini menghalang angin.

Why is ini placed after dinding instead of before it?

In Malay, demonstratives such as ini (this) and itu (that) normally come after the noun.

So:

• dinding ini = this wall
• rumah itu = that house

This is a very common pattern in Malay. English puts this before the noun, but Malay usually puts ini/itu after it.

What is the basic word order of this sentence?

The sentence follows the normal Malay Subject–Verb–Object order:

• Dinding ini = subject
• menghalang = verb
• angin = object

So the structure is:

Dinding ini + menghalang + angin
subject + verb + object

This is very similar to English word order, except for the position of ini.

Why is the verb menghalang and not just halang?