Dia mencipta alat itu.

he/she

Breakdown of Dia mencipta alat itu.

• itu: that
• alat: the tool
• mencipta: to create; invent

Questions & Answers about Dia mencipta alat itu.

Does dia mean he or she?

It can mean either he or she. Malay dia is not gender-specific.

So in Dia mencipta alat itu, the subject could be:

• he created that tool
• she created that tool

You usually figure out the gender from context, not from the pronoun itself.

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Why is the verb mencipta instead of just cipta?

Cipta is the root word meaning create / invention-related create.

Mencipta is the verb form with the meN- prefix, which commonly forms an active verb in standard Malay.

So:

• cipta = root
• mencipta = to create / creates / created depending on context

In a sentence like this, mencipta sounds normal and standard.

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Why does meN- become men- here: mencipta?