Semuanya bergantung.

everything

Breakdown of Semuanya bergantung.

• bergantung: to depend

Questions & Answers about Semuanya bergantung.

What does semuanya mean here, and how is it different from semua?

Semuanya means everything or all of it / all of them, depending on context.

The difference is:

• semua = all, every, often used before or after a noun
  
  • semua orang = everyone
  • buku semua = all the books
• semuanya = a standalone pronoun-like form, meaning everything / all of it / all of them

So in Semuanya bergantung, semuanya works as the subject: everything.

The -nya here helps turn semua into something more like all of it or everything, which sounds natural in Malay.

Why is there -nya on semua?

In this sentence, -nya makes semua function more naturally as a complete noun phrase.

Compare:

• semua = all
• semuanya = all of it / everything

This -nya does not literally mean his/her/its here. Malay -nya has several uses, and one common use is to make a word feel more definite or complete.

So:

• Semuanya bergantung. = Everything depends.

Without -nya, Semua bergantung is possible in some contexts, but Semuanya bergantung is the more natural standalone sentence.

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