Dia memeriksa jumlah itu.

Yes. Dia can mean either he or she. Malay third-person singular pronouns usually do not show gender.

So Dia memeriksa jumlah itu could mean:

• He checked that amount
• She checked that amount

The exact meaning depends on context.

Malay often does not mark tense the way English does. The sentence Dia memeriksa jumlah itu can be understood as he/she checks, checked, or was checking, depending on context.

Time is often shown by:

• context
• time words like semalam (yesterday), sekarang (now), esok (tomorrow)
• aspect markers in other sentences

So Malay does not always need an equivalent of English did or was.

The word order is:

Dia = subject
memeriksa = verb
jumlah itu = object

So it follows Subject–Verb–Object, just like normal English word order:

• Dia = He/She
• memeriksa = checks/checked
• jumlah itu = that amount / the total

Memeriksa means to examine, to inspect, to check, or to look over carefully.

In this sentence, check is a very natural translation:

• Dia memeriksa jumlah itu = He/She checked that amount

Depending on context, it could also suggest:

• verifying a figure
• reviewing a total
• inspecting a quantity or amount

Periksa is the root word.
memeriksa is a derived verb with the meN- prefix, which commonly forms active verbs.

So:

• periksa = examine/check (root/base form)
• memeriksa = to examine / examines / examined (active verb form)

This is very common in Malay. The meN- prefix changes shape depending on the first sound of the root.

Here:

• root: periksa
• active form: memeriksa

In Malay, demonstratives like ini (this) and itu (that) usually come after the noun.

So Malay says:

• jumlah itu = that amount
• buku itu = that book
• rumah itu = that house

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

Jumlah can mean several related things, including:

• amount
• quantity
• total
• sometimes sum

In this sentence, the best translation depends on context.

For example:

• in accounting: the total
• in counting/figures: the amount
• in mathematics: sometimes the sum

So jumlah itu could mean that amount or that total.

Sometimes, yes, depending on context. Literally, itu means that, so jumlah itu is most directly that amount or that total.

But in natural translation, English may sometimes prefer the amount if the context already makes it clear which amount is being discussed.

So:

• literal: that amount
• natural in some contexts: the amount

No. Malay does not have a direct equivalent of English the.

Definiteness is often understood from:

• context
• word order
• words like ini (this) and itu (that)

So jumlah itu can feel definite because itu points to a specific amount.

Usually, dia refers to a person: he or she.

For non-human things, Malay more often uses:

• no pronoun at all
• a noun repeated or implied from context
• sometimes ia in more formal writing, though ia is also generally used for people in standard grammar

For a learner, the safest understanding here is:

• dia = he/she

In standard Malay, Dia memeriksa jumlah itu is the more correct and formal form.

In casual speech, people may sometimes drop prefixes in certain contexts, so you might hear something like Dia periksa jumlah itu in informal conversation. But for standard written Malay and careful speech, memeriksa is better.

So:

• memeriksa = standard/formal
• periksa = root form; may appear in commands, dictionaries, or informal usage

A simple learner-friendly pronunciation is:

me-mee-RIK-sah

More roughly by syllable:

• me
• me
• rik
• sa

The r is typically tapped or lightly rolled in Malay, not pronounced like a strong English r.

Yes, it could, depending on context.

Because Malay often does not mark tense explicitly, Dia memeriksa jumlah itu can cover several English possibilities, such as:

• He/She checks that amount
• He/She checked that amount
• He/She is checking that amount

If the speaker wants to make the ongoing action clearer, they might add other words, but the basic sentence itself can already allow that interpretation.

It could be used in many situations where someone verifies a figure or quantity, for example:

• checking a bill
• reviewing an invoice
• verifying a bank balance
• examining a total in a report
• checking a mathematical sum

So the sentence is quite general and useful: Dia memeriksa jumlah itu = He/She checked the amount/total.