Pemain boling itu mendapat tumbas dan sulih tumbas.

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Breakdown of Pemain boling itu mendapat tumbas dan sulih tumbas.

• dan: and
• mendapat: to get
• tumbas: a strike (bowling)

Questions & Answers about Pemain boling itu mendapat tumbas dan sulih tumbas.

Why is itu placed after pemain boling, not before it?

In Malay, demonstratives like ini (this) and itu (that/the) usually come after the noun:

• pemain boling itu = that bowling player / the bowling player

This is normal Malay word order. English puts the/that before the noun, but Malay puts ini/itu after it.

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Why is it pemain boling and not something like boling pemain?

Malay noun phrases usually put the main noun first, followed by a word that describes or specifies it.

So:

• pemain = player
• boling = bowling

Therefore:

• pemain boling = bowling player / bowler

The head noun is pemain, and boling tells you what kind of player.

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