Lubang jari itu sesuai dengan jari pemain boling.

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Breakdown of Lubang jari itu sesuai dengan jari pemain boling.

• dengan: with
• sesuai: suitable
• jari: the finger

Questions & Answers about Lubang jari itu sesuai dengan jari pemain boling.

Why does itu come after lubang jari instead of before it?

In Malay, demonstratives like ini and itu usually come after the noun phrase.

So:

• lubang jari itu = that finger hole / those finger holes or sometimes simply the finger hole(s) in context

This is normal Malay word order:

• rumah itu = that house
• orang itu = that person
• lubang jari itu = that finger hole / those finger holes

So even though English says that finger hole, Malay says finger hole that.

What does lubang jari mean literally?

Literally, lubang means hole and jari means finger.

So lubang jari literally means finger hole or hole for a finger.

In this sentence, it most likely refers to the finger holes in a bowling ball.

This is a common Malay noun pattern:

• main noun first
• describing noun after it

So:

• lubang jari = finger hole
• not jari lubang

Why is jari used twice in the sentence?