Questions & Answers about Selepas hujan, jalan di pasar licin.
What part of speech is Selepas, and how is it used in this sentence?
Selepas is a preposition (sometimes called a conjunction when linking clauses) meaning after in a temporal sense. Here it introduces the adverbial phrase Selepas hujan (after the rain), telling us when the main clause happens.
Why is there a comma after Selepas hujan, and is it necessary?
The comma separates the time-phrase Selepas hujan from the main clause jalan di pasar licin. It isn’t strictly required in Malay but improves readability by marking a pause. You can write the sentence without it and still be correct.
Why isn’t there an equivalent of “the” before jalan?
Malay does not use definite or indefinite articles like the or a. Nouns stand on their own, and context tells you whether they’re definite. Here jalan simply means road (implicitly “the road”).
What does di indicate in di pasar? Is it like “in” or “at”?
Di is a locative preposition marking location, equivalent to English in, at, or on depending on context. Di pasar means “at the market” or “in the market area.”