Breakdown of Spanar itu berada di bengkel.
itu
that
di
in
bengkel
the workshop
berada
to be located or present
Questions & Answers about Spanar itu berada di bengkel.
What does itu do in Spanar itu?
Itu here functions like that in English, so spanar itu means that spanner.
In Malay, itu often comes after the noun:
- spanar itu = that spanner
- bengkel itu = that workshop
This is different from English, where that usually comes before the noun.
In some contexts, itu can also help make a noun phrase feel more definite, a bit like the, depending on the sentence and situation.
Why is the word order Spanar itu instead of Itu spanar?
In Malay, demonstratives such as ini (this) and itu (that) normally come after the noun.
So:
- spanar itu = that spanner
- kereta ini = this car
If you say Itu spanar, that usually means That is a spanner, where itu is acting more like a pronoun (that) rather than modifying the noun.
So the two patterns are different:
- spanar itu = that spanner
- itu spanar = that is a spanner