Kacang itu ada di dalam beg.

that

Breakdown of Kacang itu ada di dalam beg.

• ada: to have
• di dalam: in
• beg: the bag

Questions & Answers about Kacang itu ada di dalam beg.

Why is itu placed after kacang instead of before it?

In Malay, demonstratives such as ini (this) and itu (that/the) usually come after the noun.

So:

• kacang itu = that peanut / those peanuts / the peanut(s)

This is different from English, where we say that peanut with that before the noun.

A very common pattern in Malay is:

• noun + ini = this ...
• noun + itu = that ... / the ...

So kacang itu is completely normal Malay word order.

What exactly does itu mean here? Is it that or the?

It can feel like either that or the, depending on context.

In many beginner sentences, itu often points to a specific thing already known in the conversation, so it can be understood as:

• that peanut / those peanuts
• or more naturally in English, sometimes just the peanut(s)

Malay does not use the in the same way English does, so itu often helps make a noun sound definite or identifiable.

What is ada doing in this sentence?