Pelan lantai itu jelas.

• pelan = plan
• lantai = floor
• pelan lantai = floor plan
• itu = that, or sometimes the depending on context
• jelas = clear

So the structure is:

• Pelan lantai itu = that floor plan / the floor plan
• jelas = clear

In Malay, demonstratives like ini and itu usually come after the noun:

• rumah itu = that house
• buku ini = this book
• pelan lantai itu = that floor plan

This is different from English, where this and that come before the noun.

Malay often leaves out the verb to be in simple present-tense sentences.

So instead of saying something like The floor plan is clear with a separate word for is, Malay simply says:

• Pelan lantai itu jelas

This is very normal in Malay. The adjective jelas works directly as the predicate.

Yes. Here jelas means clear and functions as an adjective.

In this sentence, it is a predicate adjective, meaning it describes the subject:

• Pelan lantai itu = the subject
• jelas = what is being said about it

Malay adjectives often come after the noun when they directly modify it, and they can also stand as the predicate without is.

Yes, pelan lantai is a normal way to say floor plan.

It is a noun phrase made up of two nouns:

• pelan = plan
• lantai = floor

English and Malay do not always build compound nouns in exactly the same way, so it is best to learn pelan lantai as a set phrase meaning floor plan.

It can do both, depending on context.

• In a very literal sense, itu often means that.
• In natural usage, it can also make something sound definite, so English may translate it as the.

So pelan lantai itu could be understood as:

• that floor plan
• the floor plan

The best translation depends on the situation.

Yes. That would mean This floor plan is clear.

Compare:

• pelan lantai ini = this floor plan
• pelan lantai itu = that floor plan / the floor plan

So the only change is the demonstrative:

• ini = this
• itu = that

Normally, the most natural order is:

• Pelan lantai itu jelas

This follows the usual pattern:

• subject + predicate

You might sometimes see a different order in very literary, poetic, or emphatic contexts, but for everyday Malay, Pelan lantai itu jelas is the standard form.

A simple guide is:

puh-lan lan-tie ee-too juh-las

A few notes:

• e in pelan is often a soft uh sound
• ai in lantai sounds like the eye in English
• j in jelas sounds like the j in jam

So the full sentence flows as:

puh-lan lan-tie ee-too juh-las

Yes. Jelas can mean several related things, such as:

• clear
• obvious
• evident
• understandable

For example:

• Arahan itu jelas = The instructions are clear
• Sudah jelas = It is already obvious

So in Pelan lantai itu jelas, jelas could mean the floor plan is visually clear, easy to understand, or both, depending on context.