Tulisan awak jelas.

Your writing is clear.

Breakdown of Tulisan awak jelas.

• adalah: to be
• jelas: clear
• awak: your
• tulisan: the writing

Questions & Answers about Tulisan awak jelas.

What does tulisan mean exactly? Is it “writing,” “handwriting,” or something else?

Tulisan is a noun formed from the verb tulis (to write).
It can mean:

• writing in a general sense (the text you wrote):
  
  • Tulisan awak menarik. – Your writing is interesting (content/style).
• handwriting (the way your writing looks):
  
  • Tulisan awak cantik. – Your handwriting is nice.

In Tulisan awak jelas, it can be understood as either “your writing is clear” or “your handwriting is clear,” depending on context.

Why is the word order tulisan awak, not awak tulisan?

In Malay, possessive structures usually put:

[thing owned] + [possessor]

So:

• tulisan awak = your writing
• rumah saya = my house
• kereta dia = his/her car

Putting awak first (awak tulisan) is ungrammatical in this context. The normal way is tulisan awak for “your writing.”

Can I say awak punya tulisan instead of tulisan awak?