Bangunan itu kebal terhadap serangan.

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

• bangunan itu = that building / the building
• rumah ini = this house

So the noun comes first, then the demonstrative.

It can mean either, depending on context.

• that building if you are pointing it out or contrasting it with another one
• the building if it is already known in the conversation

Malay does not use articles like the and a/an the way English does, so itu often helps mark something as definite or already identifiable.

Malay often leaves out the verb to be in sentences like this.

So:

• Bangunan itu kebal terhadap serangan.

literally works like:

• That building immune to attacks.

But in natural English, you translate it as:

• That building is immune to attacks.

This is very normal in Malay when an adjective or descriptive word is the predicate.

Kebal is an adjective. It means something like:

• immune
• invulnerable
• resistant
• unaffected by

In this sentence, it describes bangunan itu.

So bangunan itu kebal means the building is invulnerable / immune / resistant.

Yes. Kebal is usually stronger than just strong or durable.

It often suggests that something is very hard to damage, affect, or penetrate. Depending on context, it can even sound like impervious or invincible.

So kebal terhadap serangan is stronger than just saying the building can survive an attack.

Terhadap is a preposition often used with meanings like:

• toward
• against
• with regard to
• in relation to

After words like kebal, it often means against or to in English.

So:

• kebal terhadap serangan = immune/resistant to attacks

This is a common and natural combination in Malay.

Usually, terhadap is the best choice here.

• kebal terhadap serangan = natural
• kebal kepada serangan = generally less natural here
• kebal dengan serangan = not correct in this meaning

For resistance or immunity to something, terhadap is the normal preposition.

Serangan means attack or assault.

It comes from the root serang = to attack, plus the suffix -an, which often forms a noun.

So:

• serang = attack, attack someone
• serangan = an attack / attacks

This kind of noun formation is very common in Malay.

It can be either, depending on context.

Malay nouns usually do not have different singular and plural forms the way English does. So:

• serangan can mean an attack
• or attacks

In this sentence, English often translates it as attacks, because that sounds more natural with immune/resistant to.

Possibly, yes, depending on context.

Kebal can be used in:

• a literal practical sense: resistant to attack
• a stronger dramatic sense: invulnerable
• even a supernatural sense in some contexts: cannot be harmed

So if the context is realistic, it may mean the building is extremely well protected. If the context is fantasy or folklore, it could suggest actual invulnerability.

It is similar, but not exactly the same.

• tahan serangan = able to withstand attacks
• kebal terhadap serangan = immune/invulnerable to attacks

Tahan suggests endurance.
Kebal suggests much stronger resistance, sometimes almost total immunity.

So kebal sounds stronger than tahan.

It is fairly neutral and natural, but kebal can sound a little strong or elevated because of its meaning.

The structure itself is very normal:

• Bangunan itu = subject
• kebal = predicate adjective
• terhadap serangan = complement

So the sentence is grammatically straightforward and would be understood easily.

The structure is:

• Bangunan itu = subject
• kebal = adjective/predicate
• terhadap serangan = prepositional phrase explaining what it is immune to

So the pattern is:

[Noun phrase] + [adjective] + [preposition phrase]

This is a very common Malay pattern.