Breakdown of Periksa kabel brek dan pemantul cahaya tanpa perlu menanggalkan pad brek.
dan
and
memeriksa
to check
menanggalkan
to remove
pad brek
a brake pad
Questions & Answers about Periksa kabel brek dan pemantul cahaya tanpa perlu menanggalkan pad brek.
Is Periksa a command here?
Yes. Periksa is an imperative here, so the sentence is giving an instruction: Check ...
Malay often gives instructions without saying you. So instead of something like You should check..., it simply starts with the verb:
- Periksa = Check
- implied subject = you
This is very common in manuals, labels, and instructions.
Why is there no word for you in the sentence?
Malay frequently leaves out the subject when it is obvious from context.
In an instruction sentence, the reader is understood to be the person doing the action, so you does not need to be stated.
So:
- Periksa kabel brek... = Check the brake cable...
- not saying anda does not make it incomplete
This is normal and natural in Malay, especially in procedural or instructional language.
How does kabel brek work? Why is it not the other way round?