Kami melaras pelana.

we/us

Breakdown of Kami melaras pelana.

• pelana: a saddle
• melaras: to adjust

Questions & Answers about Kami melaras pelana.

What does kami mean exactly?

Kami means we/us, but specifically excluding the person being spoken to. This is a very important distinction in Malay.

So if the speaker says Kami melaras pelana, it means we are adjusting the saddle, but you are not part of the we.

Malay also has kita, which means we including the listener.

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Why is kami used here instead of kita?

Because kami is the exclusive form of we.

Malay distinguishes between:

• kami = we, not including you
• kita = we, including you

So the choice depends on who is involved. If the speaker and listener are both adjusting the saddle, kita would be more appropriate.

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