Rakyat menuntut keadilan.

to claim; demand what is due

Breakdown of Rakyat menuntut keadilan.

• rakyat: the people; populace
• keadilan: justice

Questions & Answers about Rakyat menuntut keadilan.

Why is there no word for the or are in this sentence?

Malay usually does not use articles like the or a/an, and it often does not need a verb like to be in the way English does.

So Rakyat menuntut keadilan can naturally mean something like The people demand justice or People are demanding justice, depending on context.

Malay leaves a lot of this information to context instead of marking it explicitly in every sentence.

Is rakyat singular or plural?

In this sentence, rakyat is understood as a collective noun: the people, the populace, or the citizens.

It does not usually need a separate plural marker here. Even though English uses a plural idea, Malay often leaves nouns unmarked for number unless it is important to be specific.

So:

• rakyat = the people / the population / the citizenry

It would sound less natural to force a plural form here.

What exactly does rakyat mean?