Keamanan sangat penting.

Malay often does not use a separate verb like is/are in simple present statements.

So:

• Keamanan sangat penting = Security is very important
• Literally, it is more like Security very important

This is completely normal in Malay. A noun phrase like keamanan can be followed directly by an adjective like penting.

Keamanan comes from the root aman, which means safe, secure, or peaceful.

The pattern ke-...-an often turns a root into an abstract noun. So:

• aman = safe / peaceful / secure
• keamanan = safety / security / peacefulness

In this sentence, keamanan most naturally means security or safety, depending on context.

Because aman is an adjective, while keamanan is a noun.

Compare:

• aman = safe
• keamanan = safety / security

In Keamanan sangat penting, the subject is a thing or concept: security/safety. So Malay uses the noun keamanan, not the adjective aman.

In Malay, intensifiers like sangat usually come before the adjective they modify.

So:

• sangat penting = very important
• sangat besar = very big
• sangat baik = very good

This is different from English word order in some other structures, but for Malay this is the normal pattern.

Yes. Both are natural, and both mean very important.

Compare:

• sangat penting
• penting sekali

Both work, but there is a slight difference in feel:

• sangat penting is very common and neutral
• penting sekali can sound a bit more emphatic

So Keamanan sangat penting and Keamanan penting sekali are both acceptable.

It can overlap with all three, depending on context.

Common possibilities:

• security: public security, national security, building security
• safety: personal safety, workplace safety
• peace: in some contexts, especially social or national stability

The root aman covers ideas of being free from danger, threat, or disturbance. So the best English equivalent depends on the situation.

The basic and most natural order is:

• Keamanan
  • sangat penting

That is:

• subject/topic + degree word + adjective

You generally would not say Sangat penting keamanan in normal standard usage for this meaning. That would sound unusual or poetic at best.

So for ordinary speech and writing, keep keamanan first.

A simple learner-friendly pronunciation guide is:

• keamanan ≈ kuh-ah-MAH-nan
• sangat ≈ SANG-aht
• penting ≈ pen-TING

A few helpful notes:

• ng in sangat and penting is like the ng in sing
• Malay pronunciation is usually quite regular
• Each vowel is normally pronounced clearly, so keamanan has several distinct syllables

Yes. If you remove sangat, the sentence becomes:

• Keamanan penting = Security is important

Adding sangat simply strengthens the statement:

• penting = important
• sangat penting = very important

So both versions are correct; the difference is just intensity.

In this sentence, penting functions as an adjective meaning important.

Malay adjectives can come directly after the subject without any equivalent of to be:

• Rumah itu besar = That house is big
• Soalan ini sukar = This question is difficult
• Keamanan sangat penting = Security is very important

So here, penting is describing keamanan.

Yes. By itself, Keamanan sangat penting is fairly general.

It could refer to:

• national security
• public safety
• neighborhood safety
• online security
• general peace and stability

Malay often relies on context. If the speaker wanted to be more specific, they could add more words, such as:

• Keamanan negara sangat penting = National security is very important
• Keamanan awam sangat penting = Public safety/security is very important