Kita tangguhkan latihan sehingga esok.

We postpone the training until tomorrow.

Breakdown of Kita tangguhkan latihan sehingga esok.

• kita: we
• esok: tomorrow
• latihan: the training
• sehingga: until
• tangguhkan: to postpone

Questions & Answers about Kita tangguhkan latihan sehingga esok.

What’s the difference between kita and kami here? Does it change the meaning?

• kita = inclusive “we” (includes the listener). The sentence means the speaker is including the people being addressed.
• kami = exclusive “we” (excludes the listener). Examples:
• Talking to the team: Kita tangguhkan latihan... (we all, including you)
• Telling a reporter: Kami tangguhkan latihan... (we, not including you)

Why is it tangguhkan and not menangguhkan? Are both correct?

Both are correct.

• Kita tangguhkan latihan... is common in speech, in meeting talk (“Kita mulakan... / Kita akhiri...”), and even in headlines.
• Kita menangguhkan latihan... is the fully marked active form and reads more formal/standard.
  If you want to sound especially formal or clearly future-oriented: Kita akan menangguhkan latihan...

What does the suffix -kan do in tangguhkan?

• -kan makes the verb clearly transitive/causative: “to postpone something.”
• Root: tangguh (“to delay/postpone”); with -kan → tangguhkan (“postpone [object]”).
• Related forms:
  • menangguhkan (active)
  • ditangguhkan (passive)
  • penangguhan (noun: postponement)
  • bertangguh (to procrastinate/delay doing something)

Is sehingga the only way to say “until”? What about hingga or sampai?

• sehingga = formal/neutral “until.”
• hingga = shorter form, also fine.
• sampai = very common in everyday speech; also fine in Malaysia and standard in Indonesia. All of these work here:
• Kita tangguhkan latihan sehingga/hingga/sampai esok.

Can I say ke esok instead of sehingga esok?

Yes, but the nuance shifts slightly:

• … sehingga/hingga/sampai esok = “until tomorrow.”
• … ke esok = “to tomorrow” (rescheduled to tomorrow). In practice both are used with this verb. Passive announcements often use “ke”:
• Latihan ditangguhkan ke esok.

Do I need the word hari or the preposition pada before esok?

• No preposition is needed: … sehingga esok is perfect.
• You may add hari for formality/emphasis: … sehingga hari esok / esok hari.
• pada esok feels odd; the very formal form is pada esok hari, mostly in written announcements.

Can I front the object for emphasis? Is “Latihan kita tangguhkan sehingga esok” okay?

Yes. Latihan kita tangguhkan sehingga esok is grammatical and puts focus on latihan. You can also specify:

• Latihan itu kita tangguhkan sehingga esok.

How do I say this in the passive (like a notice)?

• Latihan ditangguhkan sehingga esok. Optionally add the agent:
• Latihan ditangguhkan sehingga esok oleh pihak penganjur.

How would I make it a suggestion, like “Let’s postpone the training until tomorrow”?

Use softening or invitational expressions:

• Apa kata kita tangguhkan latihan sehingga esok?
• Elok/baik kita tangguhkan latihan sehingga esok.
• Mari kita tangguhkan latihan sehingga esok. (neutral-formal)
• Jom kita tangguhkan latihan sehingga esok. (casual)

Does Malay mark tense? Should I add akan to show the future?

Malay doesn’t inflect for tense. Time is shown by context words like esok.

• Optional future marker: akan
  • Kita akan menangguhkan latihan sehingga esok.
• Past/completed: sudah/telah
  • Kami telah menangguhkan latihan sehingga esok.

What exactly does latihan mean here? Is it “practice,” “training,” or something else?

• latihan can mean “practice/training session” (sports, drills) or “exercise” (workbook tasks).
• For a formal course, Malay often uses kursus; in Indonesian, pelatihan is common for “training course.” Here it most naturally means a practice/training session.

Pronunciation tips for key words?

• tangguhkan: tang-guh-kan. “ngg” = [ŋg]. Approx: “tahng-GOOH-kahn.”
• latihan: la-ti-han. Light audible “h.” Approx: “la-TEE-han.”
• sehingga: se-hing-ga. “ngg” = [ŋg]. Approx: “suh-HING-gah.”
• esok: e-sok. In casual Malaysian speech final “k” may sound like a glottal stop

Any common synonyms or near-equivalents for tangguhkan?

• tunda/menunda/ditunda = postpone/delay (very common, especially Indonesian; understood in Malaysia too).
• lewatkan = make it later, push back (casual).
• In Malaysian scheduling, you’ll also see diundur ke … (“moved to a later time/date”) and dimajukan ke … (“brought forward/earlier”).

Is this sentence formal or informal? Where would I use it?

Neutral and widely usable:

• Spoken by a coach, meeting chair, or team lead.
• For a notice/announcement, switch to passive or add formality:
  • Latihan ditangguhkan sehingga esok.
  • Kami akan menangguhkan latihan sehingga esok.

Should it be esok or besok?

• esok = standard in Malay (Malaysia/Brunei).
• besok = standard in Indonesian. Malaysians understand it but typically say esok.

Can I use esoknya here?

Not in this scheduling statement. esoknya = “the next day” in narratives referring to a previously mentioned day:

• Narrative: Esoknya, kami meneruskan latihan. (The next day, we continued practice.) For this sentence, stick to esok.