Tawaran bersyarat itu sah.

The sentence has a very common Malay pattern:

[noun phrase] + [predicate]

Here:

• Tawaran bersyarat itu = the subject / noun phrase
• sah = the predicate adjective

So the structure is basically:

• the conditional offer
  • valid

Malay often does this without adding a separate word for is.

Because Malay often leaves out the verb to be in simple statements.

In English, you need:

• The conditional offer is valid.

In Malay, it is normal to say:

• Tawaran bersyarat itu sah.

This is one of the first big differences English speakers notice. In many everyday and standard Malay sentences, the link between subject and adjective is understood automatically.

Itu usually means that, but it can also work a bit like the when referring to something specific and already known in context.

So in this sentence, itu marks tawaran bersyarat as a specific offer:

• tawaran bersyarat itu = that conditional offer / the conditional offer

Malay does not have articles exactly like English a and the, so words like itu often help show definiteness.

Because itu normally comes after the whole noun phrase it belongs to.

So:

• tawaran bersyarat itu = that conditional offer

Here, bersyarat is part of the noun phrase describing tawaran, and then itu comes at the end of that phrase.

This is very natural in Malay:

• noun first
• modifier after the noun
• itu after the full noun phrase

This is a very important difference.

• Tawaran bersyarat itu sah
  = That conditional offer is valid.
  Here, bersyarat describes tawaran inside the noun phrase.

• Tawaran itu bersyarat
  = That offer is conditional.
  Here, bersyarat is the predicate of the sentence.

So moving itu changes the structure:

• [tawaran bersyarat itu] sah
• [tawaran itu] bersyarat

This is a great example of how word order affects meaning in Malay.

Syarat means condition, term, or requirement.

The prefix ber- often gives the sense of having or possessing something. So:

• syarat = condition
• bersyarat = having conditions, conditional, subject to conditions

So tawaran bersyarat literally suggests an offer that has conditions attached.

You do not need to translate ber- word-for-word every time, but it helps to know that it often changes a base word into something like an adjective or verb-like form.

Yes, it is possible, but it is not the most natural choice here.

• tawaran bersyarat itu is the more direct and common way
• tawaran yang bersyarat itu sounds more explicit and slightly heavier

Malay often leaves out yang when the modifier is short and simple, especially with adjective-like words.

So for this sentence, tawaran bersyarat itu is the better default form.

Sah usually means valid, officially accepted, legitimate, or legally effective, depending on context.

It is often used for things like:

• documents
• contracts
• marriages
• claims
• approvals

So sah is not just true in the everyday sense. It is more like recognized as valid or proper.

That is why sah fits well with tawaran in a formal or legal context.

Yes, you can, especially in formal writing. But in many cases it sounds more formal or less natural than the shorter version.

• Tawaran bersyarat itu sah. = natural, clear, normal
• Tawaran bersyarat itu adalah sah. = more formal, more explicit

Malay often prefers the version without adalah unless there is a special reason to sound formal or emphatic.

No. Malay usually does not mark tense the way English does.

So Tawaran bersyarat itu sah could mean:

• is valid
• was valid
• will be valid

The time usually comes from context or from extra time words such as:

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

Without extra context, English learners often translate it as present tense, but Malay itself is usually more neutral.

Yes, it sounds fairly formal or official, mainly because of the vocabulary:

• tawaran is common in business and official contexts
• bersyarat sounds somewhat formal
• sah is also common in legal, administrative, and official language

So this feels like the kind of sentence you might see in:

• a letter
• a contract
• a legal explanation
• an official notice

It is still perfectly normal Malay, just not especially casual.