Rayuan diluluskan, maka tajaan separa ditawarkan.

di- is a very common Malay marker for the passive voice.

So diluluskan comes from:

• lulus = pass / approved
• -kan = a suffix that often makes the verb transitive or gives it a causative/result sense
• di- = marks the passive

So diluluskan means something like was approved.

In this sentence, Malay focuses on the result rather than on who did the approving.

Yes. In fact, both main verbs are passive:

• Rayuan diluluskan = The appeal was approved
• Tajaan separa ditawarkan = Partial sponsorship was offered

This is very normal in formal Malay, especially in letters, notices, announcements, and official decisions.

Malay often leaves out the agent when it is:

• unknown,
• obvious from context, or
• not important.

So instead of saying The committee approved the appeal, Malay may simply say Rayuan diluluskan.

This style is especially common in formal or bureaucratic language, where the emphasis is on the decision itself.

Rayuan usually means appeal.

It can refer to:

• an appeal against a decision,
• a request for reconsideration,
• sometimes a formal plea or petition.

In this sentence, it most likely means an official appeal, such as appealing a rejection or requesting a review of an application.

Maka means something like:

• therefore
• thus
• so
• as a result

It links the first clause to the second in a formal, logical way:

• Rayuan diluluskan → the appeal was approved
• maka → therefore / as a result
• tajaan separa ditawarkan → partial sponsorship was offered

It sounds more formal or written than everyday jadi or maka itu-type linking.

Yes, it often can.

Malay often allows two clauses to be placed together without an explicit connector, especially when the relationship is already clear. But maka is used here to make the cause-and-result relationship explicit and formal.

Compare:

• Rayuan diluluskan, maka tajaan separa ditawarkan.
• Rayuan diluluskan, tajaan separa ditawarkan.

The version with maka sounds more official and structured.

In Malay, modifiers often come after the noun.

So:

• tajaan separa = partial sponsorship
• bantuan kewangan = financial assistance
• rumah besar = big house

Here:

• tajaan = sponsorship
• separa = partial

So tajaan separa literally looks like sponsorship partial, which is normal Malay word order.

Ditawarkan means was offered.

It comes from:

• tawar / menawarkan = offer
• di- = passive marker
• -kan = suffix often used with transitive verbs

So:

• menawarkan = to offer
• ditawarkan = to be offered / was offered

Again, the passive is being used because the sentence focuses on what was offered, not on who offered it.

Not directly. Malay does not mark tense the way English does.

So forms like diluluskan and ditawarkan do not themselves mean specifically past tense. They simply show passive voice.

The time is understood from context. In this kind of official statement, English often translates it with the past:

• was approved
• was offered

But depending on context, it could sometimes be understood more like has been approved or is approved.

Yes, there can be a difference.

• diluluskan is the more standard form for was approved
• dilulus may also be heard or seen, but diluluskan is very common in formal usage when something is being officially approved

The suffix -kan often helps make the verb sound more complete or official in this kind of context.

So in administrative Malay, permohonan diluluskan, rayuan diluluskan, and similar forms are very common.

Malay does not use articles in the same way English does.

So:

• rayuan can mean the appeal, an appeal, or just appeal
• tajaan separa can mean partial sponsorship or the partial sponsorship

The exact interpretation depends on context. In an official letter, readers usually know which appeal and which sponsorship are being referred to.

Yes, but it would sound less impersonal and less official unless you name the agent clearly.

For example:

• Pihak kami meluluskan rayuan tersebut, maka kami menawarkan tajaan separa.
• Jawatankuasa meluluskan rayuan itu dan menawarkan tajaan separa.

These are more active because they say who did the actions. The original passive version is preferred when the document wants to sound formal, neutral, and institution-based.

Yes. It sounds formal, concise, and typical of official written Malay.

Features that make it formal include:

• the passive forms diluluskan and ditawarkan
• the connector maka
• the omission of the agent
• the compact style with no unnecessary pronouns

This kind of wording is very common in letters, application results, scholarship decisions, and administrative notices.