Bidai menyokong kaki itu.

The basic word order is Subject + Verb + Object, which is very common in Malay.

• Bidai = subject
• menyokong = verb
• kaki itu = object

So the structure is:

Bidai → menyokong → kaki itu
The blind/screen → supports → that leg / the leg

This is similar to normal English word order.

The base word is sokong, meaning support.

The form menyokong is created with the active verbal prefix meN-, which often marks an active transitive verb. With roots beginning with s, this prefix usually changes the beginning of the word:

• sokong → menyokong

This happens because the s drops and the prefix becomes meny-.

So:

• sokong = the root word support
• menyokong = to support / supports, used as an active verb in a sentence

This is a very common pattern in Malay.

Itu usually means that, but in many sentences it can also function a lot like the, especially when referring to something specific and already identifiable from context.

So kaki itu can often be understood as:

• that leg
• or the leg

Which English translation sounds best depends on the context.

In Malay, itu comes after the noun:

• kaki itu = that leg / the leg

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

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

So:

• kaki ini = this leg
• kaki itu = that leg

This is the normal Malay pattern. English speakers often expect itu kaki, but kaki itu is the standard form for that leg.

Kaki can mean either foot or leg, depending on context.

Malay often uses one word where English uses two separate words. So the exact meaning is usually decided by the situation or by the translation you were given.

For example:

• sakit kaki could mean leg pain or foot pain
• kaki meja means table leg

So in this sentence, the intended meaning has to come from context.

Malay does not use articles like a, an, and the in the same way English does.

A bare noun like bidai can mean:

• a blind
• the blind
• sometimes just blind(s) in a general sense

The exact meaning depends on context.

If Malay wants to make the noun more clearly specific, it can use words like itu:

• bidai itu = that blind / the blind

So the lack of the is normal in Malay.

Yes. Bidai itu menyokong kaki itu is also grammatically fine.

Adding itu after bidai makes the subject more specifically identifiable:

• Bidai menyokong kaki itu = A/the blind supports that leg
• Bidai itu menyokong kaki itu = That/The blind supports that leg

Malay often leaves nouns bare unless there is a reason to make them more specific.

No. Menyokong can be used both literally and figuratively.

It can mean physical support, as in holding something up, but it can also mean things like:

• supporting an idea
• supporting a person
• supporting a team or movement

In Bidai menyokong kaki itu, it is being used in the physical sense.

In a normal Malay active sentence, the noun before the verb is usually the subject, and the noun after the verb is usually the object.

So in:

Bidai menyokong kaki itu

the natural reading is:

• Bidai = the thing doing the supporting
• kaki itu = the thing being supported

The active verb form menyokong also helps signal this ordinary active structure.

Yes. Malay very commonly uses passive constructions.

A passive version could be:

Kaki itu disokong oleh bidai.

This means That leg is supported by the blind.

Breakdown:

• kaki itu = the leg / that leg
• disokong = is supported
• oleh bidai = by the blind

This is useful to know because Malay uses both active and passive forms quite naturally.

Not in this sentence.

Classifiers such as sebuah are often used when counting or specifying quantity:

• sebuah bidai = one blind / one screen

But in an ordinary sentence, the noun can stand on its own:

• Bidai menyokong kaki itu.

So leaving out a classifier here is completely normal.

A simple learner-friendly pronunciation is:

men-yo-kong

Roughly:

• me as in meh
• nyo like nyaw without the final w, or like the ny sound in canyon
• kong with a clear k and ng

The ny sound is important. It is the same kind of sound represented by ny in many Malay words.

Yes, it can still be grammatically natural even if the situation is unusual.

Language-learning examples often use simple sentence patterns to show grammar clearly. So even if a blind supports that leg is not something you say every day, the sentence is still useful because it shows:

• normal Subject + Verb + Object order
• the active verb form menyokong
• noun + itu order in kaki itu

So it is a good grammar model, even if the real-world image is a bit odd.