Breakdown of Saya cuba faham perasaan diri sendiri.
saya
I
cuba
to try
faham
to understand
perasaan
the feeling
Questions & Answers about Saya cuba faham perasaan diri sendiri.
What is the literal, word‑for‑word breakdown of Saya cuba faham perasaan diri sendiri?
Here is a rough word‑for‑word breakdown:
- Saya = I
- cuba = try / attempt
- faham = understand
- perasaan = feelings / emotions
- diri sendiri = oneself / one’s own self
So a very literal reading is:
I try understand feelings (of) oneself.
Natural English: “I’m trying to understand my own feelings.”
Why is there no word for “am” or “am trying” in Malay?
Malay verbs do not change form for tense (past, present, future). Cuba just means “try”; you get the time or aspect from context, not from verb conjugation.
- Saya cuba faham…
→ can mean “I try to understand…”, “I am trying to understand…”, or “I will try to understand…” depending on context.
If you really want to emphasize that it’s happening right now, you can add sedang:
- Saya sedang cuba faham perasaan diri sendiri.
= I am (currently) trying to understand my own feelings.
What’s the difference between cuba and mencuba? Could the sentence use mencuba?