Pejabat moden ini tenang.

this

Breakdown of Pejabat moden ini tenang.

• adalah: to be
• pejabat: the office
• tenang: calm

Questions & Answers about Pejabat moden ini tenang.

Why isn’t there a word for “is” (like adalah) in Pejabat moden ini tenang?

In Malay, you can link a noun or pronoun directly to an adjective without a copular verb. The adjective tenang simply describes the subject Pejabat moden ini. You could add adalah for formality—Pejabat moden ini adalah tenang—but it’s often dropped in everyday speech.

What is the word order in Pejabat moden ini tenang? Why is moden next to pejabat, and ini at the end?

The sequence is Noun + Adjective + Demonstrative.
• Pejabat (noun)
• moden (adjective describing pejabat)
• ini (demonstrative “this”)
Putting ini after the noun phrase (noun + adjective) is the standard way to say “this modern office.”

What exactly does ini do here?

Ini is a demonstrative determiner meaning this. It specifies which office you’re talking about. Malay places ini after the noun/adjective it qualifies.

How would I say “the modern offices are calm”?

To make pejabat plural, you can use the reduplication pattern:
Pejabat-pejabat moden ini tenang.
That literally means “these modern offices are calm.”