Selepas mengisi borang, saya terus ke kaunter bagasi.

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Breakdown of Selepas mengisi borang, saya terus ke kaunter bagasi.

• pergi: to go
• ke: to (a place)
• selepas: after

Questions & Answers about Selepas mengisi borang, saya terus ke kaunter bagasi.

What role does the prefix meN- play in mengisi, and why can’t we just say isi here?

In Malay, meN- is an active‐verb prefix. When you attach it to the root isi, you get mengisi (“to fill in”). Without the prefix, isi is either:

• A noun meaning “contents” (“isi buah” = fruit flesh)
• An imperative “Fill!”
  So mengisi borang is the correct verb phrase for “filling out the form.” Phonologically, meN- becomes meng- before a vowel (i), hence meng+isi = mengisi.

What does selepas mean, and how is it different from setelah or just lepas?

All three can mean “after,” but with different registers:

• selepas: Standard, neutral (“Selepas hujan, kami keluar.”)
• setelah: Formal or literary (“Setelah selesai, dia pulang.”)
• lepas: Colloquial/informal (“Lepas makan, kita pergi.”)
  In your sentence, selepas is the everyday written choice for “after.”

Can I move selepas mengisi borang to the end of the sentence? How would that sound?

Yes. Malay allows flexible clause order. You could say:
Saya terus ke kaunter bagasi selepas mengisi borang.
Both versions emphasize the same sequence; placing the time clause first adds a slight focus on what happened first.

What does terus mean in saya terus ke kaunter bagasi? Could I use or instead?