Peralatan pelindung itu lengkap; walaupun begitu, pegawai keselamatan meneruskan pemeriksaan keselamatan.

That protective equipment is complete; even so, the safety officer continues the safety inspection.

Breakdown of Peralatan pelindung itu lengkap; walaupun begitu, pegawai keselamatan meneruskan pemeriksaan keselamatan.

• itu: that
• lengkap: complete
• walaupun begitu: even so
• teruskan: to continue

Questions & Answers about Peralatan pelindung itu lengkap; walaupun begitu, pegawai keselamatan meneruskan pemeriksaan keselamatan.

Why is there no word for is/was in Peralatan pelindung itu lengkap?

Malay often leaves out the verb to be when linking a subject to an adjective or noun.

So:

• Peralatan pelindung itu lengkap
• literally: that protective equipment complete

This is a normal Malay sentence structure. English needs is/was, but Malay does not.

Depending on context, it could mean:

• The protective equipment is complete
• The protective equipment was complete
• The protective equipment was fully in place

Malay does not mark tense here, so the time is understood from context.

What does itu do in peralatan pelindung itu?

Itu usually means that, but after a noun it often works like a definiteness marker, similar to the in English.

So:

• peralatan pelindung = protective equipment
• peralatan pelindung itu = that protective equipment / the protective equipment in question

In many contexts, English will translate it more naturally as the rather than that.

Is peralatan singular or plural?