Kucing itu mengejar tikus.

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Breakdown of Kucing itu mengejar tikus.

• kucing: the cat
• mengejar: to chase
• tikus: a rat

Questions & Answers about Kucing itu mengejar tikus.

What does itu mean in kucing itu?

Here, itu points to a specific cat. In many contexts, kucing itu is like that cat or sometimes the cat, depending on the situation.

So:

• kucing = cat
• kucing itu = that cat / the cat

Malay often uses itu after a noun to make it more specific.

Why does itu come after kucing instead of before it?

In Malay, words like ini and itu usually come after the noun they describe.

So Malay says:

• kucing itu = that cat
• rumah itu = that house

This is different from English, where that comes before the noun.

What is the basic word inside mengejar?

The basic root is kejar, which means chase.

The full verb mengejar is formed from:

• kejar = chase
• mengejar = to chase / chases / is chasing

The prefix meN- is a very common Malay verb-forming prefix. It often makes a root into an active verb.