Breakdown of Syarikat itu menjalankan program.
itu
that
syarikat
the company
program
the program
menjalankan
to carry out; run
Questions & Answers about Syarikat itu menjalankan program.
Why is the word order Syarikat itu menjalankan program and not something closer to English like Itu syarikat?
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.
Why does itu come after syarikat?
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.
Does syarikat itu mean that company or the company?