Sewaan kasut itu murah.

Sewa usually means rent or to rent.

Sewaan is a noun formed from sewa, and it often refers to:

• a rental
• something for rent
• the act/service of renting

So in Sewaan kasut itu murah, sewaan means something like the shoe rental or renting shoes.

This is a very common pattern in Malay: a base word can change slightly when it becomes a more specific noun.

In Malay, the head noun usually comes first, and the word after it describes or specifies it.

So:

• sewaan kasut = shoe rental / rental of shoes
• literally, something like rental shoes

This is normal Malay noun order.

Compare:

• kedai buku = bookshop
  literally shop book
• air teh = tea water / tea
• sewaan basikal = bicycle rental

English often puts the describing noun first, but Malay usually puts the main noun first.

Itu usually means that, but in sentences like this it often works like the/that after a noun phrase.

So:

• sewaan kasut itu = that shoe rental / the shoe rental

Malay often puts itu after the noun it refers to:

• rumah itu = that house / the house
• orang itu = that person
• kasut itu = those shoes / that shoe

In this sentence, itu points to a specific rental already known in the context.

Because murah is the predicate adjective: cheap.

Malay does not need a separate verb like is in simple sentences of this kind.

So:

• Sewaan kasut itu murah
• literally: That shoe rental cheap
• natural English: That shoe rental is cheap

This is a very common Malay sentence pattern:

• Baju itu cantik = That shirt is beautiful
• Makanan ini sedap = This food is delicious
• Kereta saya baru = My car is new

There is no word for is here, because Malay often omits the verb to be in simple present statements.

So:

• Sewaan kasut itu murah literally has no separate is
• but it still means The shoe rental is cheap

This is completely normal in Malay.

You can think of the structure as:

• topic/subject: sewaan kasut itu
• description: murah

Kasut usually means shoe or shoes, depending on context.

Malay nouns often do not change form for singular and plural.

So:

• kasut can mean a shoe
• kasut can also mean shoes

In this sentence, English will usually translate it naturally as shoe rental or shoe hire, not necessarily focusing on singular vs plural.

If Malay speakers want to make plurality very explicit, they may use:

• kasut-kasut

But in normal speech, that is often unnecessary.

Yes, depending on context, Malay can sometimes be less specific than English.

Because:

• kasut does not show singular/plural clearly
• sewaan can refer to the rental service or rental item
• itu makes it more specific, though, so it usually points to that specific shoe rental or the shoe rental in question

So the most likely meaning is:

• That shoe rental is cheap or
• The shoe rental is cheap

Without itu, Sewaan kasut murah could sound more general, like:

• Shoe rental is cheap
• Shoe rentals are cheap

Sometimes you may hear sewa used in casual speech, but sewaan kasut itu murah is more clearly noun-like and more natural for the shoe rental is cheap.

Compare:

• sewa kasut often feels more like rent shoes or shoe rental in a looser sense
• sewaan kasut more clearly names the rental as a thing/service

So for learners, sewaan kasut itu murah is a good model.

Mostly, yes. Murah means cheap or inexpensive.

It is used for things, services, fees, prices, and costs:

• baju ini murah = this shirt is cheap
• makanan di sini murah = the food here is cheap
• sewaan itu murah = that rental is cheap

The opposite is:

• mahal = expensive

So:

• Sewaan kasut itu mahal = That shoe rental is expensive

Yes.

• itu = that
• ini = this

So:

• Sewaan kasut itu murah = That shoe rental is cheap
• Sewaan kasut ini murah = This shoe rental is cheap

Both ini and itu usually come after the noun phrase in Malay.

Yes, it is a complete and natural sentence.

It has:

• a subject/topic: sewaan kasut itu
• a predicate: murah

So it works perfectly as a full sentence.

A native speaker would understand it as a simple statement about the cost of a shoe rental.