Pusat boling itu menggunakan minyak lorong.

that

Breakdown of Pusat boling itu menggunakan minyak lorong.

• menggunakan: to use
• pusat boling: a bowling centre
• minyak lorong: lane oil

Questions & Answers about Pusat boling itu menggunakan minyak lorong.

What does itu mean in pusat boling itu?

Itu literally means that, but in many sentences it also works like a definiteness marker, similar to the in English.

So pusat boling itu can mean:

• that bowling center
• or, depending on context, the bowling center

Malay often puts itu after the noun phrase, not before it.

Why is menggunakan used instead of just guna?

Guna is the root word meaning use or useful, depending on context.

Menggunakan is the verb form meaning to use / uses. It is built from:

• guna = use
• meng- = a verb-forming prefix
• -kan = a suffix often used in transitive verb formation

So:

• guna = root
• menggunakan = to use / uses

In a full, neutral sentence, menggunakan sounds more standard and natural than just guna.

Is the word order the same as in English?

Yes, the basic order here is very similar to English:

• Pusat boling itu = the bowling center
• menggunakan = uses
• minyak lorong = lane oil

So the pattern is:

Subject + Verb + Object

That makes this sentence relatively easy for an English speaker to follow.