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Breakdown of Jururawat memeriksa pesakit di hospital setiap hari.
di
at
setiap
every
hari
the day
memeriksa
to examine
hospital
the hospital
jururawat
the nurse
pesakit
the patient
Questions & Answers about Jururawat memeriksa pesakit di hospital setiap hari.
Why is there no article like the or a before nurse or patient in Malay?
Malay does not use definite or indefinite articles. Nouns stand alone, and you rely on context (or add words like ini “this” or itu “that”) if you need to specify definiteness.
What does the prefix me- in memeriksa do?
Me- is an active transitive verb prefix. It attaches to the root periksa (examine) to form memeriksa (to examine). When the root starts with p, that p usually changes to m by assimilation:
• me- + periksa → memeriksa
How is jururawat formed, and what does juru- mean?
Juru- is a prefix meaning one who does something or specialist, and rawat means to care for/treat. So jururawat literally means one who cares for the sick, i.e. nurse.
Why does pesakit mean patient, while penyakit means disease? They look very similar.
Both derive from the root sakit (sick):
- Pesakit = pe- (agentive prefix) + sakit → patient (the person who is sick).
- Penyakit = peny- (a variant of the same prefix) + akit → disease (the sickness itself).
They are two separate, lexicalized words in Malay.
What is the function of di in di hospital?
Di is a preposition meaning at, in, or on when talking about locations.
• di hospital = at the hospital
No article is needed before hospital.
What does setiap hari mean, and how is it different from hari-hari?
- Setiap hari = every day or daily (neutral, standard expression).
- Hari-hari can also mean every day but sounds more colloquial or emphatic, like day after day.
How would you ask “Does the nurse examine the patient at the hospital every day?” in Malay?
Two common ways:
- Add the question tag kan?
Jururawat memeriksa pesakit di hospital setiap hari, kan? - Use the question word apakah at the front:
Apakah jururawat memeriksa pesakit di hospital setiap hari?
How do you negate “The nurse examines the patient at the hospital every day”?
Insert tidak before the verb:
Jururawat tidak memeriksa pesakit di hospital setiap hari.
(This means The nurse does not examine the patient at the hospital every day.)
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