Kuota data itu kecil.

Malay often leaves out the verb to be in simple descriptive sentences.

So:

• Kuota data itu kecil = That data quota is small
• literally: data quota that small

This is completely normal in Malay. When you describe something with an adjective, you usually do not need a separate word for is / am / are.

Itu usually means that.

In this sentence, kuota data itu means:

• that data quota
• or the data quota, depending on context

Malay uses itu after the noun:

• rumah itu = that house
• buku itu = that book
• kuota data itu = that data quota

So the order is different from English:
English says that data quota, but Malay says data quota that.

In Malay, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe.

Examples:

• rumah kecil = small house
• kereta besar = big car
• kuota data kecil = small data quota

So in Kuota data itu kecil, the structure is:

• kuota data itu = the subject
• kecil = the description

This is normal Malay word order.

Kecil basically means small or little, but in context it can sound natural in English as:

• small
• little
• sometimes low in a loose sense, depending on what is being described

With kuota data, kecil suggests the amount is not much. In natural English, you might translate it as:

• The data quota is small
• The data allowance is small
• The data cap is low

The core Malay idea is still small.

Kuota data means a data quota, data allowance, or data limit, especially for mobile internet or an internet plan.

Examples of similar usage:

• Kuota data saya habis. = My data quota is used up.
• Kuota data bulan ini besar. = This month’s data quota is large.

So this phrase is common in telecom and mobile-plan contexts.

Yes, absolutely.

It is a normal complete Malay sentence:

• Kuota data itu = subject
• kecil = predicate adjective

Malay does not need an extra verb like is here, so the sentence is already complete.

Yes, but the meaning becomes less specific.

• Kuota data itu kecil = That/The data quota is small
• Kuota data kecil can mean:
  • the data quota is small, in some contexts
  • or a small data quota, depending on how it is being used

Adding itu makes it clearer that you are talking about a particular quota already known in the conversation.

Because itu usually comes after the noun in this kind of phrase.

Malay normally says:

• rumah itu = that house
• kereta itu = that car
• kuota data itu = that data quota

Putting itu before the noun is a different structure and would not be the normal way to say this sentence.

A simple learner-friendly pronunciation guide is:

• kuota ≈ koo-OH-tah
• data ≈ DAH-tah or DAY-tah depending on speaker, though DAH-tah is common in Malay
• itu ≈ ee-too
• kecil ≈ kuh-CHEEL or keh-CHEEL

Very roughly:
koo-OH-tah DAH-tah ee-too kuh-CHEEL

A few helpful notes:

• c in Malay is pronounced like ch
• kecil starts with a short, light vowel
• stress in Malay is usually not as strong as in English

Yes, in many contexts itu can feel like that, but in natural translation it sometimes works like the, especially when the thing is already known.

So:

• Kuota data itu kecil

can be understood as:

• That data quota is small
• The data quota is small

Which English version is best depends on the situation.

Yes. Tersebut is a more formal way to refer to that / the aforementioned.

So:

• Kuota data itu kecil = normal, everyday
• Kuota data tersebut kecil = more formal, more written, more like the said data quota or that quota

In everyday conversation, itu is much more common.

You can use tidak before the adjective:

• Kuota data itu tidak kecil. = That data quota is not small.

For adjectives and verbs, tidak is the normal negator.

Compare:

• kecil = small
• tidak kecil = not small

Yes. Common choices include:

• Kuota data itu sangat kecil. = That data quota is very small.
• Kuota data itu terlalu kecil. = That data quota is too small.
• Kuota data itu agak kecil. = That data quota is rather small.

These adverbs usually come before the adjective:

• sangat kecil
• terlalu kecil
• agak kecil

The pattern is:

noun phrase + adjective

In this sentence:

• Kuota data itu = noun phrase
• kecil = adjective

So the overall pattern is:

• [subject] + [description]

This is a very common Malay sentence type, for example:

• Rumah itu besar. = That house is big.
• Telefon ini mahal. = This phone is expensive.
• Kuota data itu kecil. = That data quota is small.

Yes. In Malay, kecil can describe more than physical size. It can also refer to:

• a small amount
• a low level
• something minor or slight

So with kuota data, it does not mean physically tiny in shape. It means the amount of available data is limited or not much. Context tells you what kind of smallness is meant.