Dokumen penting sedang dicari oleh bos di pejabat.

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Breakdown of Dokumen penting sedang dicari oleh bos di pejabat.

• sedang: currently
• penting: important
• pejabat: the office

Questions & Answers about Dokumen penting sedang dicari oleh bos di pejabat.

Why is the adjective after the noun in dokumen penting?

In Malay, adjectives usually follow the noun they modify. So dokumen penting means "important document(s)." Putting the adjective first (e.g., penting dokumen) is ungrammatical. You can use dokumen yang penting for a more contrastive/restrictive sense ("the document(s) that are important").

Is dokumen singular or plural here?

Malay has no articles, so dokumen can mean "document" or "documents." To be explicit:

• Singular: satu dokumen penting or sebuah dokumen penting
• Plural: beberapa dokumen penting, banyak dokumen penting, or (more formal/written) dokumen-dokumen penting

What does sedang mean? Is it necessary?

sedang marks an action in progress (like English "be + -ing"). It's optional; context often shows the ongoing meaning. Colloquial alternative: tengah (e.g., Bos tengah cari dokumen penting...).

How is dicari formed, and how does it differ from mencari?

• Root: cari ("to look for").
• Passive: di- + cari → dicari ("is/are being looked for").
• Active: meN- + cari → mencari ("to look for; is looking for"). Examples:
• Passive: Dokumen penting sedang dicari (oleh) bos di pejabat.
• Active: Bos sedang mencari dokumen penting di pejabat.