Dua jiran itu bergaduh.

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

• jiran itu = that neighbor / the neighbor
• rumah ini = this house

So dua jiran itu follows normal Malay word order: number + noun + itu.

It can suggest either, depending on context.

• itu literally often means that/those
• but in many sentences it also works a bit like the

So dua jiran itu can naturally be understood as:

• the two neighbors
• those two neighbors

Context tells you which feels best in English.

Malay nouns usually do not have to change form for plural.

So:

• jiran = neighbor / neighbors
• dua jiran = two neighbors

The number dua already tells you it is plural, so no extra plural ending is needed.

Yes, that is possible.

orang is a classifier used for people. So:

• dua jiran itu
• dua orang jiran itu

Both are grammatical.
Adding orang can sound slightly more explicit or formal, but in everyday Malay it is often omitted when the meaning is already clear.

Bergaduh means to quarrel, to fight, or to argue.

It usually describes a dispute between people, often verbal but sometimes physical depending on context.

So this sentence could mean things like:

• The two neighbors argued
• The two neighbors quarreled
• The two neighbors fought

The prefix ber- often forms an intransitive verb, meaning a verb that does not take a direct object.

Here:

• gaduh relates to fighting/quarreling
• bergaduh = to be fighting / to quarrel

In this sentence, bergaduh describes what the subject is doing, without needing a direct object after it.

Usually, yes.

Bergaduh often has a reciprocal sense in context: the people mentioned are quarreling with each other.

So Dua jiran itu bergaduh naturally suggests the two neighbors were in a dispute together, not that each was separately fighting someone else.

Malay verbs usually do not change form for tense the way English verbs do.

So bergaduh by itself does not mark present or past. The time is understood from context, or from time words such as:

• semalam = yesterday
• sekarang = now
• tadi = earlier
• akan = will

Without extra context, Dua jiran itu bergaduh could be translated in English in different ways depending on the situation:

• The two neighbors fought
• The two neighbors are fighting
• The two neighbors were arguing

For this meaning, dua jiran itu is the normal order.

Malay usually places:

1. the number
2. the noun
3. the demonstrative (ini/itu)

So:

• dua jiran itu = correct
• jiran itu dua = not the normal way to express those two neighbors

Because Malay does not need a verb like to be in this kind of sentence.

The main verb here is already bergaduh, so the sentence is complete:

• Dua jiran itu = subject
• bergaduh = verb

Malay often expresses actions more directly than English, without adding is/are/was/were before another verb.

Not exactly.

Jiran-jiran itu means the neighbors or those neighbors, but it does not specifically mean two. It just marks plurality.

So:

• dua jiran itu = the two neighbors
• jiran-jiran itu = the neighbors / those neighbors

If you want to say exactly two, keep dua.

Yes.

Jiran can mean:

• neighbor
• neighbors

Malay often leaves number to be shown by context, numbers, or plural marking when needed.

Examples:

• Seorang jiran = one neighbor
• Dua jiran = two neighbors
• Jiran-jiran = neighbors

So in your sentence, dua makes the plural meaning clear.