Syarikat itu menjalankan program.

Malay normally uses Subject + Verb + Object, just like basic English word order.

• Syarikat itu = the company / that company
• menjalankan = runs / carries out / conducts
• program = a program

So the structure is:

• Syarikat itu → subject
• menjalankan → verb
• program → object

The unusual part for English speakers is that itu comes after the noun, not before it.

In Malay, demonstratives like ini and itu usually come after the noun.

So:

• syarikat ini = this company
• syarikat itu = that company / the company

This is different from English, where this and that come before the noun.

It can mean either, depending on context.

Literally, itu often means that, but in real Malay it is also very commonly used where English would simply say the. So:

• syarikat itu can be that company
• but it can also naturally be translated as the company

Malay does not have a separate word exactly equal to English the.

Menjalankan comes from the root jalan.

The root jalan commonly means things like:

• road
• way
• to walk
• to run/go

With affixes, it becomes a verb meaning to make something run, to carry out, to conduct, or to operate.

So:

• jalan → root
• jalankan → run/carry out something
• menjalankan → to run/carry out something

In this sentence, menjalankan program means something like to run a program or to carry out a program.

They help turn the root into a transitive verb, meaning a verb that takes an object.

Here, the object is program.

A simple way to think about it:

• jalan = to go / walk / run
• jalankan = to run something / to carry something out
• menjalankan = active verb form used in a normal sentence

The meN- prefix is a very common active-verb marker in Malay, and -kan often gives the sense of causing something to happen or directing the action toward an object.

So menjalankan program is specifically to run/carry out a program, not just to walk or to go.

This is a very common learner question.

• menjalankan usually means to run, to conduct, to operate, or to carry out something
• menjalani usually means to undergo, to go through, or to live through something

Compare:

• Syarikat itu menjalankan program.
  = The company runs/carries out a program.

• Dia menjalani rawatan.
  = He/She undergoes treatment.

So a company menjalankan program, but a person might menjalani an experience, treatment, or sentence.

Yes, you could.

Without itu, the sentence becomes more general or less specifically anchored in context:

• Syarikat itu menjalankan program.
  = The/that company runs a program.

• Syarikat menjalankan program.
  = A company / companies run a program, or company runs program in a more general or headline-like style

In natural Malay, leaving out words like itu is common when the meaning is already clear.

Yes. Program is a standard Malay word, borrowed from English and widely used.

Many modern Malay words are loanwords, and program is completely normal. It is used in everyday speech, education, business, and government contexts.

So this sentence sounds natural.

No, not by itself.

Malay verbs do not change form for tense the way English verbs do. Menjalankan does not automatically mean present tense only.

So Syarikat itu menjalankan program could mean:

• the company runs a program
• the company is running a program
• the company ran a program

The exact time usually comes from context or time words such as:

• semalam = yesterday
• sekarang = now
• esok = tomorrow
• sedang = in the process of
• telah/sudah = already
• akan = will

For example:

• Syarikat itu sedang menjalankan program.
  = The company is running a program.

• Syarikat itu telah menjalankan program.
  = The company has carried out / carried out a program.

There are other possible verbs, depending on the nuance.

For example:

• menjalankan program = run/carry out a program
• mengadakan program = hold/organize a program
• melaksanakan program = implement/carry out a program, often more formal
• menganjurkan program = organize/sponsor a program

So menjalankan is natural, but it focuses on the idea of the company actively operating or carrying out the program.

A rough pronunciation is:

• sya-ri-kat

A helpful approximation for English speakers is something like:

• shya-ree-kaht

A few notes:

• sy in Malay often sounds like sh
• the r is usually tapped or lightly rolled
• the final t is pronounced, though often lightly

So syarikat itu menjalankan program should sound fairly crisp, with each syllable clearly pronounced.