Memandangkan kebuntuan sudah berakhir, mereka menerima penyelesaian.

Memandangkan means something like considering, given that, or in view of the fact that. In this sentence, it introduces the reason or background for what happens in the main clause.

So the structure is:

• Memandangkan kebuntuan sudah berakhir = considering that the deadlock has ended
• mereka menerima penyelesaian = they accepted the solution / settlement

It is often used at the start of a sentence to give context, much like since, as, or given that in English.

Both can relate to reason, but they are not exactly the same.

• kerana = because
• memandangkan = considering / given that / in view of

Kerana usually gives a direct cause:

• Mereka menerima penyelesaian kerana kebuntuan sudah berakhir.
• They accepted the solution because the deadlock had ended.

Memandangkan sounds a little more formal and explanatory. It frames the first clause as background information or a consideration rather than just a straightforward cause. In news, formal writing, and careful speech, memandangkan is very common.

Kebuntuan means deadlock, stalemate, or an impasse.

It comes from the root buntu, which can mean blocked, stuck, or at a dead end. The noun is formed with the circumfix:

• ke- ... -an

So:

• buntu = blocked / stuck
• kebuntuan = a deadlock / a stalemate / a state of being stuck

This ke- ... -an pattern often creates abstract nouns in Malay.

Sudah marks that something has already happened or is completed.

• berakhir = to end / to come to an end
• sudah berakhir = has ended / already ended

Malay does not change the verb form the way English does for tense. Instead, it often uses time words or aspect markers like sudah, telah, akan, or context.

So:

• kebuntuan berakhir could mean the deadlock ends / ended, depending on context
• kebuntuan sudah berakhir clearly means the deadlock has already ended or the deadlock was over

Both can mark completed action, and in many cases they are similar.

• sudah = already / has
• telah = has / have / had, usually more formal

In this sentence:

• kebuntuan sudah berakhir
• kebuntuan telah berakhir

Both are grammatical.

The difference is mainly tone:

• sudah is common and natural in everyday Malay
• telah is often a bit more formal or written

Also, sudah often carries a clearer sense of already, while telah is more neutral as a perfective marker.

Berakhir means to end or to come to an end.

The root is akhir, meaning end. With ber-, it becomes an intransitive verb:

• akhir = end
• berakhir = to end / to come to an end

In this sentence, kebuntuan sudah berakhir means the deadlock itself came to an end.

This is different from a transitive verb where something ends something else. For example, Malay might use another structure if you want to say someone ended the deadlock.

Mereka usually means they or them, but only for people.

So here:

• mereka menerima penyelesaian = they accepted the solution / settlement

Important point: unlike English they, mereka is generally not used for things or animals in ordinary standard Malay. It is mainly for human referents.

Malay also does not mark gender in pronouns, so mereka can mean any group of people regardless of gender.

Menerima means to receive or to accept, depending on context.

In this sentence, accept is the more natural meaning:

• mereka menerima penyelesaian = they accepted the solution / settlement

It comes from the root terima. With the meN- prefix, it becomes an active verb:

• terima = receive / accept
• menerima = to receive / to accept

This is a very common verb in Malay.

In standard Malay, menerima is the full active verb form used in normal sentences.

• menerima = to accept / receive
• terima by itself is more like the root, though in casual speech it can sometimes function as a verb

So in formal or neutral standard Malay, you would normally say:

• mereka menerima penyelesaian

not:

• mereka terima penyelesaian in careful formal writing

However, in spoken Malay, mereka terima penyelesaian can definitely occur and sounds more colloquial.

Penyelesaian means solution, resolution, or sometimes settlement, depending on context.

It comes from the root selesai, which means finished, settled, or completed. The noun is formed with the pattern:

• peN- ... -an

So:

• selesai = finished / settled
• penyelesaian = solution / settlement / resolution

This kind of noun often refers to the result or process of resolving something.

In the context of a deadlock, penyelesaian could mean:

• a solution to the problem
• a settlement between sides
• a resolution of the dispute

Malay does not have articles like the or a/an.

So nouns can often be understood from context:

• kebuntuan = deadlock / the deadlock
• penyelesaian = solution / the solution / a solution

English requires an article, but Malay usually does not. The listener figures out whether the noun is definite or indefinite from the context.

That means one Malay sentence can correspond to several English possibilities, such as:

• the deadlock
• a deadlock

depending on the situation.

The comma is natural and helpful, especially in writing, because the sentence begins with a subordinate clause:

• Memandangkan kebuntuan sudah berakhir, mereka menerima penyelesaian.

The comma separates:

1. the background/reason clause
2. the main clause

Malay punctuation here works much like English. In very informal writing, people may omit it, but in standard writing the comma is a good choice.

Yes. A common alternative is:

• Mereka menerima penyelesaian memandangkan kebuntuan sudah berakhir.

This still makes sense, though starting with memandangkan sounds slightly more formal and gives the reason first.

Beginning with the reason clause often puts more emphasis on the context:

• Considering that the deadlock had ended, ...

Beginning with mereka menerima... puts the main action first:

• They accepted the solution, considering that...

Both are grammatical.

It is often translated as solution, but its exact meaning depends on context.

Possible meanings include:

• solution to a problem
• resolution of a dispute
• settlement in negotiation or conflict

In a sentence with kebuntuan meaning deadlock, penyelesaian may sound especially like resolution or settlement, not just a technical solution.

So a learner should not think of it as only one rigid English word. It has a wider range, and context decides the best translation.