Tindakan pembetulan bermula hari ini.

It is a noun phrase meaning corrective action, remedial action, or corrective measures, depending on context.

• tindakan = action, measure, step taken
• pembetulan = correction, rectification

So together, tindakan pembetulan refers to action taken to fix a problem.

Because in Malay, the main noun usually comes first, and the word that describes it usually comes after.

Here:

• tindakan is the main noun
• pembetulan describes what kind of action it is

So the structure is:

• tindakan pembetulan = action of correction = corrective action

This is different from English, where descriptive nouns often come before the main noun.

pembetulan comes from the root betul, which means correct, right, or proper.

The word is built like this:

• betul = correct
• pem- ... -an = a noun-forming pattern

So pembetulan means something like:

• the act of correcting
• correction
• rectification

This kind of word formation is very common in Malay. Learning to recognize patterns like peN- ... -an will help you guess meanings of many nouns.

bermula means to begin or to start.

In this sentence, it means begins or starts.

mula and bermula are closely related, but bermula often sounds a bit more complete or slightly more formal in standard written Malay. In many situations, both can be understood, but bermula is very natural in announcements, notices, and formal statements.

So:

• mula = start, begin
• bermula = begins, starts

In this sentence, bermula fits the formal, informational tone well.

Malay verbs do not usually change form for tense the way English verbs do.

So bermula by itself does not specifically mark:

• present
• past
• future

The time is understood from context or from time words such as hari ini.

Because this sentence has hari ini, the natural reading is:

• starts today
• begins today

In another context, Malay might rely on surrounding information to show whether something already started or is about to start.

Malay usually does not use articles like English a, an, or the.

So tindakan pembetulan can mean:

• corrective action
• the corrective action
• corrective measures

The exact meaning depends on context.

This is very normal in Malay. You usually do not need to add anything to express a or the.

By itself, tindakan does not clearly show singular or plural. It can be understood from context.

So this phrase could mean:

• one corrective action
• corrective action in a general sense
• several corrective measures

In formal writing, Malay often leaves this unstated unless it really matters.

If you wanted to make plurality explicit, Malay can use reduplication:

• tindakan-tindakan

But in a sentence like this, that would often sound unnecessary. Tindakan pembetulan already works well as a general or collective phrase.

Yes, it can move.

In this sentence, hari ini is placed at the end because that is a very normal and natural position for a time expression:

• Tindakan pembetulan bermula hari ini.

You could also say:

• Hari ini, tindakan pembetulan bermula.

That version puts more emphasis on today.

Both are grammatical. The original version sounds straightforward and natural.

No, you do not need pada here.

• bermula hari ini is natural and common
• bermula pada hari ini is possible, but it sounds more formal or more emphatic

In everyday Malay, the shorter form is usually preferred unless there is a special reason to sound extra formal.

It sounds neutral to formal. It would fit well in:

• announcements
• notices
• reports
• official updates

It is not stiff or unnatural, but it is more formal than casual conversation.

A more casual spoken version might use mula instead of bermula, depending on context. But the original sentence is very good standard Malay.

A simple syllable breakdown is:

• tin-da-kan
• pem-bə-tu-lan
• bər-mu-la
• ha-ri i-ni

A few helpful points:

• The e sound in pem- and ber- is often a schwa, like the first sound in about
• Malay pronunciation is generally quite regular
• The rhythm is usually fairly even, without the strong stress patterns found in English

So a natural reading would sound roughly like:

tin-da-kan pəm-bə-tu-lan bər-mu-la ha-ri i-ni