Dia tanya soalan kepada guru di kelas.

he/she

Breakdown of Dia tanya soalan kepada guru di kelas.

• di: in
• kelas: the class
• tanya: to ask

Questions & Answers about Dia tanya soalan kepada guru di kelas.

What does dia mean, and does it mean he or she?

Dia means he, she, or sometimes they for a single person, depending on context.

Malay does not usually mark gender in third-person singular pronouns the way English does. So:

• Dia tanya soalan... = He asked a question... or She asked a question...

You need context to know which one is meant.

Why is there no tense marker? How do I know whether it means asks, asked, or is asking?

Malay verbs usually do not change form for tense the way English verbs do.

So tanya can mean:

• ask
• asks
• asked
• is asking

The exact time is usually understood from context or added time words, such as:

• semalam = yesterday
• sekarang = now
• esok = tomorrow

So Dia tanya soalan kepada guru di kelas could mean:

• He/She asked a question to the teacher in class
• He/She asks a question to the teacher in class

Context decides.

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