Questions & Answers about Tanur itu sangat panas.
Why is itu placed after tanur instead of before it?
In Malay, demonstratives like ini (this) and itu (that/the) usually come after the noun.
- tanur itu = that oven/kiln or the oven/kiln
- buku ini = this book
- rumah itu = that house
This is different from English, where this/that comes before the noun.
Why is there no word for is in the sentence?
Malay often does not use a separate verb like is/are in simple descriptive sentences.
So:
- Tanur itu sangat panas. literally looks like That oven very hot.
- But in natural English, it means That oven is very hot.
This is completely normal in Malay. The adjective can directly function as the predicate.
What does sangat do in the sentence?