Nombor cukai itu terdapat pada borang permohonan.

Here is a word-by-word breakdown:

• nombor = number
• cukai = tax
• itu = that / the
• terdapat = is found / is located / exists
• pada = on / in / at
• borang = form
• permohonan = application

So the sentence is literally something like:

That tax number is found on the application form.

In natural English, this is often just:

The tax number is on the application form.

In Malay, words like ini and itu usually come after the noun, not before it.

So:

• nombor cukai itu = that tax number / the tax number
• borang itu = that form
• rumah ini = this house

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

It can mean either, depending on context.

• itu often literally means that
• but in many sentences it also helps make the noun phrase specific, so it can sound like the

So nombor cukai itu could be understood as:

• that tax number if you are pointing to a specific one
• the tax number if the listener already knows which one is meant

Malay does not have articles exactly like English a/an/the, so words like itu often help show specificity.

Terdapat means something like:

• is found
• is located
• exists
• is present

In this sentence, it sounds a bit more formal and official than ada.

So:

• Nombor cukai itu terdapat pada borang permohonan.
  = formal, official style
• Nombor cukai itu ada pada borang permohonan.
  = simpler, more conversational

Both are understandable, but terdapat is very common in written instructions, notices, forms, and administrative language.

This is a very common learner question.

Both pada and di can relate to location, but they are not always interchangeable.

In this sentence, pada borang permohonan means something like:

• on the application form
• in the application form
• on/in that document

Pada is often used with things like:

• documents
• pages
• lists
• forms
• screens
• schedules
• text

So terdapat pada borang permohonan is very natural.

By contrast, di is more strongly associated with physical places:

• di rumah = at home
• di sekolah = at school
• di pejabat = at the office

You may sometimes hear di dalam borang in other contexts, but in this sentence pada borang permohonan is the standard choice.

Borang permohonan literally means:

• borang = form
• permohonan = application

Together, they mean application form.

This kind of noun + noun structure is very common in Malay. The second noun often describes the first one.

Examples:

• kad pengenalan = identity card
• nombor telefon = telephone number
• borang pendaftaran = registration form

So borang permohonan is simply the normal Malay way to say application form.

Yes. The basic structure is very typical:

• Nombor cukai itu = subject
• terdapat = verb
• pada borang permohonan = location phrase

So the sentence follows a common Malay pattern:

Subject + verb + location

That said, Malay is often flexible, especially in formal writing. But this sentence sounds completely natural as it stands.

Yes, it sounds fairly formal and administrative.

The main reason is the use of terdapat, which is common in:

• government documents
• official instructions
• application forms
• notices
• business writing

A more everyday spoken version might be:

• Nombor cukai itu ada pada borang permohonan.
• or even, depending on context, Nombor cukai itu ada dalam borang permohonan.

But the original sentence is exactly the sort of phrasing you would expect in official Malay.

Yes, that is a very natural English translation.

Even though can be found is not directly written in the Malay sentence, English often adds that wording to make official instructions sound smoother.

Possible natural translations include:

• The tax number is on the application form.
• The tax number can be found on the application form.
• That tax number is found on the application form.

The best English version depends on tone, but can be found works very well.

It is not the best choice here.

Berada usually means to be located or to be situated, often for people or physical objects in places:

• Dia berada di pejabat. = He/She is at the office.
• Hotel itu berada di tengah bandar. = The hotel is in the city centre.

For information appearing on a form or document, terdapat or ada sounds much more natural.

So:

• terdapat pada borang permohonan = natural
• ada pada borang permohonan = also natural
• berada pada borang permohonan = less natural in this context

A simpler everyday version would be:

Nombor cukai itu ada pada borang permohonan.

Depending on context, people might also say:

Nombor cukai itu ada dalam borang permohonan.

The original sentence with terdapat is correct, but it has a more formal, written tone. In speech, ada is usually the easiest and most common option.