Aplikasi itu meminta saya sahkan kata laluan.

The app asks me to confirm the password.

Breakdown of Aplikasi itu meminta saya sahkan kata laluan.

• itu: that
• saya: me
• meminta: to ask
• aplikasi: the app
• sahkan: to confirm
• kata laluan: the password

Questions & Answers about Aplikasi itu meminta saya sahkan kata laluan.

Is it okay to say meminta saya sahkan, or must it be meminta saya mengesahkan?

Both are acceptable in Malaysian Malay.

• More formal/standard: Aplikasi itu meminta saya mengesahkan kata laluan.
• Very common and natural (especially in Malaysia): Aplikasi itu meminta saya sahkan kata laluan. After verbs like minta/meminta, the following verb can appear in a bare form (without meN-) as a complement meaning “to …”.

Do I need untuk after meminta (e.g., meminta saya untuk sahkan/mengesahkan)?

It’s optional in everyday Malaysian usage: meminta saya (untuk) mengesahkan/sahkan are all heard. In more formal writing, many prefer:

• meminta saya mengesahkan … (no untuk), or
• meminta supaya/agar saya mengesahkan … (more formal). So your sentence without untuk is fine.

What’s the difference between sahkan, mengesahkan, pengesahan, and disahkan?

• sahkan: verb “confirm/validate,” often after another verb or in imperatives (e.g., Sahkan kata laluan).
• mengesahkan: active transitive verb “to confirm/validate” in neutral statements (e.g., saya mengesahkan).
• pengesahan: noun, “confirmation/validation” (e.g., pengesahan akaun).
• disahkan: passive “be confirmed/validated” (e.g., akaun itu disahkan).

Why is itu placed after aplikasi? Could I use ini or drop it?

Malay puts demonstratives after nouns:

• aplikasi itu = “that/the (previously mentioned) app”
• aplikasi ini = “this app” Dropping it (aplikasi) makes it less specific/generic. Use itu/ini to signal definiteness and distance, roughly like “that/this.”

Can I use minta instead of meminta?

Yes. minta is common and a bit more informal. Your sentence could be:

• Aplikasi itu minta saya sahkan kata laluan.
• Aplikasi tu minta saya sahkan kata laluan. (colloquial: tu for itu)

Should I say kata laluan, kata sandi, or password?

• Malaysia/Brunei: kata laluan is the standard term.
• Indonesia: kata sandi (also sandi) is standard; kata laluan is not used.
• password (loanword) is understood in both, but formal/local terms are preferred in UI and official text.

How do I say “my password,” “his/her password,” etc.?

Place the possessor after the noun:

• kata laluan saya = my password
• kata laluan anda = your password (polite/formal “you”)
• kata laluan dia or kata laluannya = his/her password Your sentence often naturally uses kata laluan saya if that’s what’s meant:
  Aplikasi itu meminta saya mengesahkan kata laluan saya.

Can I move kata laluan in front of sahkan (e.g., meminta saya kata laluan sahkan)?

No. The complement verb sahkan takes its object after it: sahkan kata laluan. Keep the order:

• Correct: … meminta saya sahkan kata laluan.
• Incorrect: … meminta saya kata laluan sahkan.

How do I show past, present, or future (asked/asks/will ask) in Malay?

Malay doesn’t mark tense on the verb. Use time markers if needed:

• Past: sudah/telah/dah (e.g., Aplikasi itu telah meminta saya …)
• Present (ongoing): sedang (rare here)
• Future: akan (e.g., Aplikasi itu akan meminta saya …) Often context alone is enough.

Is the sentence formal, neutral, or informal?

It’s neutral. You can make it more formal by choosing:

• mengesahkan instead of sahkan
• Possibly supaya/agar for a formal request clause Colloquial would be: Aplikasi tu minta saya sahkan kata laluan.

What would the passive version look like (e.g., “I was asked to confirm the password”)?

Two natural options:

• Short passive (common): Saya diminta mengesahkan kata laluan.
• With agent specified: Saya diminta oleh aplikasi itu untuk mengesahkan kata laluan. (rarely necessary)

How is the sentence pronounced?

Approximate guide (Malay is syllable-timed, vowels are clear):

• Aplikasi: ap-li-KA-si
• itu: EE-too
• meminta: me-MIN-ta
• saya: SA-ya
• sahkan: SAH-kan (final -h is lightly audible)
• kata laluan: KA-ta la-LU-an

Is katalaluan one word or two?

Write it as two words: kata laluan. One-word katalaluan is non-standard.

What’s the Indonesian equivalent of the whole sentence?

Indonesian: Aplikasi itu meminta saya mengonfirmasi kata sandi.
You’ll also see meminta saya untuk mengonfirmasi kata sandi in everyday use.

How would an app phrase the on-screen instruction to the user?

Common UI prompts:

• Sahkan kata laluan anda.
• Sila sahkan kata laluan anda. (adds “please”/polite)
• More formal: Sila mengesahkan kata laluan anda. (less common on buttons; usually Sahkan … is preferred)

What does kata laluan literally mean?

Literally “word of passage/way,” i.e., a word that lets you pass—hence “password.”