Tempat duduk saya dekat pintu masuk pesawat.

My seat is near the aircraft’s entrance.

Breakdown of Tempat duduk saya dekat pintu masuk pesawat.

• saya: I
• adalah: to be
• dekat: near
• tempat duduk: the seat
• pintu masuk: the entrance
• pesawat: the aircraft

Questions & Answers about Tempat duduk saya dekat pintu masuk pesawat.

Why is saya placed after tempat duduk instead of before it?

In Malay, possessive constructions put the possessor after the noun. So tempat duduk saya literally means “seat of mine.” English flips that to “my seat,” but in Malay you always say Noun + Possessor.

Why is there no verb like adalah or is in the sentence?

Malay often omits the copula (“to be”) in simple statements. You could insert adalah for formality—Tempat duduk saya adalah dekat pintu masuk pesawat—but in everyday speech it’s dropped and the link is understood.

What part of speech is dekat here?

dekat is a preposition meaning “near” or “close to.” It connects the subject (tempat duduk saya) with the location (pintu masuk pesawat).

Could we say di dekat pintu masuk pesawat instead of just dekat pintu masuk pesawat?

Yes. di dekat is slightly more formal or emphatic:

• Colloquial: Tempat duduk saya dekat pintu masuk pesawat.
• Formal/emphatic: Tempat duduk saya di dekat pintu masuk pesawat.
  Both are grammatically correct; dropping di feels more natural in casual conversation.

How is pintu masuk pesawat structured?

It’s a compound noun:

• pintu = door
• masuk = enter/entrance
  Together pintu masuk = “entrance.”
  Add pesawat (“airplane/aircraft”) to get “airplane entrance.” In everyday usage, some speakers even shorten it to pintu pesawat (“plane door”).

Why aren’t there articles like a or the in this Malay sentence?

Malay has no definite or indefinite articles. You rely on context to tell whether it’s “a seat,” “the seat,” or “my seat.” Here, saya (my) makes it clear we’re talking about your specific seat.

Is pesawat always an airplane?

Not strictly. Pesawat can mean “machine,” “device,” or “vehicle,” depending on context. If you want to be unambiguous, you can say pesawat terbang (“flying machine” = airplane). In airports, pesawat alone is understood to be an airplane.

Could you rephrase the sentence as Saya duduk dekat pintu masuk pesawat? What’s the difference?

Yes, you can.

• Tempat duduk saya dekat pintu masuk pesawat. focuses on your seat’s location (often on a boarding pass).
• Saya duduk dekat pintu masuk pesawat. means “I am sitting near the plane’s entrance,” describing your current action or position rather than the seat assignment.