Aduan rasmi itu mempunyai nombor rujukan.

That formal complaint has a reference number.

Breakdown of Aduan rasmi itu mempunyai nombor rujukan.

• itu: that
• mempunyai: to have
• aduan rasmi: a formal complaint
• nombor rujukan: a reference number

Questions & Answers about Aduan rasmi itu mempunyai nombor rujukan.

Why is rasmi after aduan? Doesn’t English usually put official before complaint?

Yes—this is a common difference between English and Malay word order.

In Malay, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe:

• aduan rasmi = official complaint
• literally: complaint official

This is very normal in Malay:

• rumah besar = big house
• kereta baharu = new car

So aduan rasmi is the standard Malay order.

What does itu do in this sentence?

Itu here means something like that or the ... in question, depending on context.

So:

• aduan rasmi itu = that official complaint / the official complaint

In Malay, itu often comes after the noun phrase:

• buku itu = that book / the book
• rumah besar itu = that big house

In this sentence, itu points to a specific complaint already known in the conversation or text.

Why is itu at the end of aduan rasmi itu, not before the noun like that official complaint in English?