Tanur itu sangat panas.

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.

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.

Sangat means very. It intensifies the adjective that follows it.

So:

• panas = hot
• sangat panas = very hot

It usually comes before the adjective or descriptive word:

• sangat besar = very big
• sangat mahal = very expensive
• sangat panas = very hot

Panas usually means hot or heat-related. It is commonly used for things that are physically hot:

• air panas = hot water
• cuaca panas = hot weather
• tanur itu panas = that oven/kiln is hot

Depending on context, panas can also be used more figuratively, such as for a heated situation or emotion, but in this sentence it is clearly about temperature.

Tanur means something like furnace, kiln, or sometimes oven, depending on context.

It is a real Malay word, but in everyday conversation, some speakers may more often use other words depending on what kind of heating device they mean, such as:

• oven = oven
• relau = furnace
• tanur = kiln/furnace/oven in certain contexts

So tanur is correct, but the most natural choice can depend on the type of object being described.

Yes, in many contexts itu can be understood as either that or the, depending on how specific the noun is in context.

So tanur itu could mean:

• that oven/kiln
• the oven/kiln

Malay does not always mark definiteness in exactly the same way English does, so context helps determine the best translation.

Yes. That would simply mean:

• Tanur itu panas. = The/That oven is hot.
• Tanur itu sangat panas. = The/That oven is very hot.

So sangat just adds extra emphasis.

The normal and most natural order is:

• Tanur itu = subject
• sangat panas = description

So:

• Tanur itu sangat panas.

Malay word order is often similar to English in simple statements: subject + description.

You generally would not rearrange this sentence freely unless you were making a poetic, emphatic, or unusual construction.

Yes, you can say:

• Tanur sangat panas.

But it may sound less specific. Adding itu makes it clear you are talking about a particular oven/kiln already known in the conversation.

Compare:

• Tanur sangat panas. = ovens/kilns are very hot, or an oven is very hot, depending on context
• Tanur itu sangat panas. = that specific oven/kiln is very hot

So itu helps identify the noun more clearly.

All three can relate to intensity, but they are not exactly the same.

• sangat = very
• amat = very, often a bit more formal or literary
• terlalu = too, excessively

Examples:

• Tanur itu sangat panas. = That oven is very hot.
• Tanur itu amat panas. = That oven is very hot. (more formal/literary)
• Tanur itu terlalu panas. = That oven is too hot.

So if you just want very hot, sangat is the best everyday choice.

A simple approximate pronunciation is:

• Tanur ≈ tah-noor
• itu ≈ ee-too
• sangat ≈ sah-ngat
• panas ≈ pah-nahs

So the whole sentence is roughly:

tah-noor ee-too sah-ngat pah-nahs

A few helpful points:

• Malay pronunciation is generally quite regular.
• The a in panas is usually like ah, not like the English ay.
• The r in tanur may be lightly rolled or tapped by many speakers.

Yes. If the oven/kiln is this one rather than that one, you can say:

• Tanur ini sangat panas. = This oven/kiln is very hot.

So:

• ini = this
• itu = that / the

Both come after the noun in Malay.