Jejari itu patah.

Because Malay often does not use a verb like to be in simple descriptive sentences.

So:

• Jejari itu = that/the ...
• patah = broken / broke

Putting them together directly gives a complete sentence:

• Jejari itu patah = That/The ... is broken or, in some contexts, That/The ... broke

This is very normal in Malay.

Itu usually means that.

But after a noun, it can also feel a lot like the, especially when the thing is already known from context.

So jejari itu can often be understood as:

• that ...
• the ...

This is one reason itu is very common in Malay.

In Malay, demonstratives like ini and itu normally come after the noun.

So Malay says:

• rumah itu = that house
• orang ini = this person
• jejari itu = that/the ...

This is different from English, where this and that come before the noun.

It can function a bit like both, which is common in Malay.

In Jejari itu patah, patah is best understood as a stative predicate describing the condition of the noun:

• broken
• snapped

Depending on context, English may translate it as:

• is broken
• broke

So you do not always need to force a strict English-style distinction between verb and adjective.

Malay does not mark tense the way English does.

Jejari itu patah does not itself say whether the action happened in the past, is true now, or is being reported generally. Context tells you that.

So it may be translated as:

• The ... is broken
• The ... broke

If you want to make completion clearer, you can add words like:

• sudah
• telah

For example:

• Jejari itu sudah patah = The ... is already broken / has broken

That depends on the exact meaning intended in context.

A very important point for learners is that jejari is a word you should learn as its own vocabulary item, not just assume it works exactly like jari in every situation.

So if your lesson gives jejari with a particular meaning, follow that meaning here. In other contexts, jari may be the more common everyday word for finger, while jejari can be used in more specific or different senses.

Yes. Depending on context, jejari can have different meanings in Malay.

That means context matters a lot. A learner may see jejari in one sentence with one meaning, and in another sentence with a different meaning.

So the safest approach is:

• use the meaning given in your lesson for this sentence
• remember that dictionaries may list other meanings too

You would usually say:

• Jejari itu tidak patah = The ... is not broken

If you mean not broken yet, then:

• Jejari itu belum patah = The ... is not broken yet

So:

• tidak = general negation
• belum = not yet

Because patah and dipatahkan are not the same.

• patah describes the state or event: broken / broke
• dipatahkan is a passive form meaning something like was broken by someone/something

So:

• Jejari itu patah = The ... is broken / broke
• Jejari itu dipatahkan = The ... was broken (by something/someone)

Use patah when you are just describing the condition or result, without focusing on the agent.

A simple approximation for an English speaker is:

• juh-JAH-ree ee-too PAH-tah

More carefully, syllable by syllable:

• je-ja-ri i-tu pa-tah

A few pronunciation notes:

• j sounds like English j in jam
• t is a clean t, not strongly aspirated
• h in patah is pronounced lightly
• Malay stress is usually less strong than in English, so do not over-stress one syllable too much

Yes, it is natural.

It is short, direct, and very typical of Malay style:

• noun phrase: jejari itu
• predicate: patah

Malay often prefers this kind of compact structure, without extra words like English is.

If needed, speakers can add more detail, for example:

• Jejari itu sudah patah = The ... is already broken
• Jejari itu patah semalam = The ... broke yesterday