Doktor mengesan virus itu.

that

Breakdown of Doktor mengesan virus itu.

• doktor: the doctor
• virus: a virus
• mengesan: to detect; trace

Questions & Answers about Doktor mengesan virus itu.

Why is the basic word order Doktor mengesan virus itu?

This sentence follows the common Malay pattern:

Subject + Verb + Object

• Doktor = subject
• mengesan = verb
• virus itu = object

So it works very much like English Doctor detects the virus, except that Malay handles things like articles and demonstratives differently.

Why is itu after virus instead of before it?

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

• virus itu = that virus or often the virus
• buku ini = this book

So English says that virus, but Malay says virus itu.

Does itu mean that or the here?