Jatuhan pin itu rendah selepas lontaran pertama.

That pinfall is low after the first throw.

Breakdown of Jatuhan pin itu rendah selepas lontaran pertama.

• itu: that
• selepas: after
• pertama: first
• rendah: low

Questions & Answers about Jatuhan pin itu rendah selepas lontaran pertama.

What does jatuhan mean, and how is it related to jatuh?

Jatuh is the verb to fall.

Jatuhan is a noun formed from jatuh with the suffix -an. This suffix often turns a verb into a noun referring to:

• the act of doing it
• the result of doing it
• something associated with that action

So here, jatuhan means something like fall, falling, or in context, the number of things that fell.

In a bowling context, jatuhan pin is basically pinfall or the pins knocked down.

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Why is it jatuhan pin and not something like pin jatuhan?

Malay often puts the main noun first and the word that describes or specifies it after.

So:

• jatuhan pin = pinfall / the fall of the pins
• literally, it is closer to falling of pins than to English word order

This is very common in Malay. Compare:

• harga minyak = oil price
• bilik guru = teachers' room / staff room
• lontaran pertama = first throw

So jatuhan is the head noun, and pin tells you what is falling.

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Why is pin not plural here? Shouldn't it be pins?