Polis menyimpan senapang itu.

Yes. This is the basic Subject–Verb–Object pattern, just like in English:

• Polis = subject
• menyimpan = verb
• senapang itu = object

So the structure is very straightforward: Polis + menyimpan + senapang itu
= The police / a police officer keeps/is keeping that rifle

It can mean either, depending on context.

In Malay, polis can refer to:

• a police officer
• the police as a group or institution

Malay nouns usually do not change form for singular and plural, so polis stays polis.

If you want to be very specific:

• seorang polis = one police officer
• anggota polis = police officer / member of the police
• pihak polis = the police authorities

So in this sentence, polis could mean a police officer or the police, depending on the situation.

Malay does not normally use articles like a, an, or the.

Whether something is definite or indefinite is often understood from:

• context
• word order
• words like itu or ini

For example:

• senapang = a rifle / the rifle / rifle, depending on context
• senapang itu = that rifle or sometimes the rifle in context

So Malay often leaves article meanings unstated unless something needs to be made more specific.

Itu usually means that.

In senapang itu, it literally means:

• that rifle

But in natural translation, it can sometimes also work like:

• the rifle

A very important thing for English speakers to notice is that itu comes after the noun:

• senapang itu = that rifle
• not itu senapang for this meaning

Malay commonly places demonstratives after the noun:

• buku ini = this book
• rumah itu = that house

Because menyimpan is the normal active verb form here.

The root word is:

• simpan = keep, store

With the prefix meN-, it becomes:

• menyimpan = to keep / to store

This prefix often forms active verbs. In this case, there is also a spelling change:

• simpan → menyimpan

That happens because with some roots beginning with s, the s drops after the meN- prefix, and the form becomes meny-.

So:

• root: simpan
• active verb: menyimpan

This is a very common pattern in Malay.

It can mean several related things, depending on context:

• keep
• store
• save
• sometimes put away

So menyimpan senapang itu could suggest:

• keeping the rifle
• storing the rifle
• holding onto the rifle

The exact best English translation depends on the situation.

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

So menyimpan by itself does not tell you whether it is:

• present: is keeping / keeps
• past: kept / was keeping
• future: will keep

The time is usually understood from context or shown with time words such as:

• semalam = yesterday
• sekarang = now
• esok = tomorrow

So Polis menyimpan senapang itu could mean different times depending on context, though without extra clues it is often understood as present or general.

Not exactly.

Senapang usually means:

• rifle
• sometimes more generally a long gun

It is more specific than the English word gun, which is broader.

Other related Malay words include:

• pistol = pistol
• senjata api = firearm
• meriam = cannon

So if the original meaning shown to the learner is gun, it may be a simplified translation, but senapang is more specifically rifle in many contexts.

Yes. A common passive version would be:

Senapang itu disimpan oleh polis.

This means:

• That rifle is kept/stored by the police

Here:

• senapang itu becomes the focus
• disimpan is the passive verb form
• oleh polis = by the police

Malay uses both active and passive forms quite naturally, so it is useful to compare them:

• Polis menyimpan senapang itu. = active
• Senapang itu disimpan oleh polis. = passive

A rough guide for an English speaker is:

• me-nyim-pan

The ny sound is like the ny in canyon or the Spanish ñ in señor.

So menyimpan sounds roughly like:

• muh-NYIM-pahn

And senapang is roughly:

• seh-NAH-pang

Malay pronunciation is generally more regular than English spelling, so once you learn the sound system, words become easier to read aloud.

There are several ways, depending on how precise you want to be.

You might say:

• anggota-anggota polis = police officers
• para polis = police officers
• pihak polis = the police / police authorities

But often plain polis is enough if context already makes it clear.

This is very normal in Malay: number is often left unstated unless it matters.