Polis mengesan kenderaan itu.

that

Breakdown of Polis mengesan kenderaan itu.

• polis: the police
• kenderaan: a vehicle
• mengesan: to detect; trace

Questions & Answers about Polis mengesan kenderaan itu.

Is the word order in Polis mengesan kenderaan itu the same as in English?

Yes. The basic word order is Subject + Verb + Object, just like in English:

Polis = subject
mengesan = verb
kenderaan itu = object

So the structure is very straightforward for an English speaker. One important difference, though, is that itu comes after the noun, not before it.

What exactly does mengesan mean here?

Mengesan usually means to detect, to trace, to track, or to locate, depending on context.

So in different situations, the sentence could suggest things like:

• the police detected the vehicle
• the police traced the vehicle
• the police tracked down the vehicle

It is not exactly the same as looking for it. It suggests that the police have found, identified, or successfully traced it in some way.

Why is it mengesan and not just kesan?