Kebuntuan itu memerlukan konsesi.

The word order is:

Subject + verb + object

• Kebuntuan itu = the deadlock / that deadlock
• memerlukan = requires
• konsesi = concession / concessions

So the structure is very similar to English:

The deadlock requires concessions.

Malay often uses a straightforward subject-verb-object order in sentences like this.

In Malay, demonstratives like ini and itu usually come after the noun.

So:

• kebuntuan itu = that deadlock / the deadlock
• rumah itu = that house / the house
• buku ini = this book

This is normal Malay word order. English says that deadlock, but Malay says deadlock that.

In many contexts, itu can sound like either that or the, depending on the sentence.

It can mean either, depending on context.

• that deadlock if you are pointing to or referring back to a specific deadlock
• the deadlock if it is already known in the conversation

Malay does not use articles exactly like English the and a. Because of that, itu often helps mark something as definite or already identifiable.

So in this sentence, kebuntuan itu is most naturally understood as the deadlock or that deadlock.

Kebuntuan means deadlock, impasse, or a situation where progress is stuck.

It comes from the root buntu, which means things like:

• blocked
• stuck
• at a dead end

The pattern ke-...-an often forms abstract nouns in Malay.

So:

• buntu = blocked / stuck / dead-ended
• kebuntuan = deadlock / impasse / blockage

This is a very common word-building pattern in Malay.

This is an important difference.

• perlu usually means need or necessary, and often behaves more like to need to or necessary
• memerlukan is a verb meaning to require or to need something

Compare:

• Kita perlu berbincang. = We need to discuss.
• Situasi itu memerlukan tindakan segera. = That situation requires immediate action.

In your sentence:

• Kebuntuan itu memerlukan konsesi.

the deadlock is requiring something, namely konsesi, so memerlukan is the right transitive verb.

Memerlukan is an active verb with the prefix memer- attached to the root perlu.

Here it means to require / to need and it takes a direct object.

Structure:

X memerlukan Y = X requires Y

Examples:

• Masalah ini memerlukan penyelesaian. = This problem requires a solution.
• Projek itu memerlukan masa. = The project requires time.

In your sentence:

• kebuntuan itu = subject
• memerlukan = verb
• konsesi = object

It could be either concession or concessions, depending on context.

Malay nouns usually do not have separate singular and plural forms the way English does. Very often, number is understood from context.

So:

• konsesi can mean a concession
• konsesi can also mean concessions

If a speaker really wants to make plurality explicit, they might use:

• konsesi-konsesi = concessions
• a number or quantifier

But in many natural sentences, the plain noun is enough.

No, konsesi is a loanword, ultimately from a word related to English concession.

In Malay, it is used in formal, political, diplomatic, and business contexts. In this sentence, it refers to concessions, especially in negotiation or conflict resolution.

So memerlukan konsesi suggests that solving the deadlock will require one or both sides to give something up.

Malay does not use articles the same way English does.

English needs things like:

• a concession
• the concession
• concessions

Malay often just uses the noun by itself:

• konsesi

The exact meaning is understood from context. So konsesi here can mean:

• a concession
• concessions
• some concession

English forces you to choose more explicitly than Malay does.

Possibly, but concessions is usually closer to the literal meaning of konsesi.

• konsesi = concession(s), giving way on a point
• kompromi = compromise

These ideas are related, but not identical.

A compromise is often a mutual agreement in the middle. A concession is more specifically something one side gives up or grants.

So The deadlock requires concessions is usually the better match.

A natural negation is:

Kebuntuan itu tidak memerlukan konsesi.

This means:

The deadlock does not require concessions.

Here:

• tidak negates the verb memerlukan

This is the usual way to negate verbs in Malay.

It sounds fairly formal or semi-formal.

Reasons:

• kebuntuan is a formal/political/news-style noun
• memerlukan is more formal than very everyday wording
• konsesi is also a formal word often used in negotiation, politics, and journalism

So this sentence would sound very natural in:

• news reports
• political commentary
• negotiations
• academic or formal discussion

It is less like casual conversation between friends.

It is not the best choice here.

While learners may be tempted to use perlu directly before a noun, the more natural and grammatically clear version is:

Kebuntuan itu memerlukan konsesi.

This is because memerlukan is the proper transitive verb meaning requires.

perlu is more commonly used with verbs or in patterns like:

• Kita perlu berbincang. = We need to discuss.
• Ini perlu dijelaskan. = This needs to be explained.

So for require + noun, memerlukan is usually the better form.