Van itu membawa ramai pengunjung.

that

Breakdown of Van itu membawa ramai pengunjung.

• ramai: many
• membawa: to bring
• pengunjung: the visitor

Questions & Answers about Van itu membawa ramai pengunjung.

Why is itu placed after van instead of before it?

In Malay, demonstratives usually come after the noun, not before it.

• van itu = that van / sometimes the van
• pengunjung itu = that visitor / those visitors

So the order is normal Malay word order:

• noun + itu
• noun + ini

This is different from English, where we say that van.

Does van itu mean that van or the van?

It can mean either, depending on context.

• that van if you are pointing it out or contrasting it with another van
• the van if it is already known in the conversation

Malay does not have articles like the and a, so words like itu often help show that something is specific or already identifiable.

What does membawa mean here?