Word
Guru menjelaskan keputusan ujian di dalam kelas.
Meaning
The teacher explains the test results in the classroom.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Guru menjelaskan keputusan ujian di dalam kelas.
di
in
kelas
the class
dalam
inside
guru
the teacher
Questions & Answers about Guru menjelaskan keputusan ujian di dalam kelas.
What is the difference between guru and seorang guru? Why is there no a or the?
Malay does not use articles like a/an or the.
- guru on its own can mean a teacher or the teacher, depending on context.
- seorang guru literally means one teacher / a teacher and is used when you want to emphasize one person or introduce a new, unspecified teacher.
In this sentence, Guru menjelaskan keputusan ujian di dalam kelas, the context decides whether we understand it as:
- The teacher explained the exam results in class, or
- A teacher explained the exam results in class.
Both are possible; Malay leaves that part to context instead of grammar.
What does the prefix men- in menjelaskan do? What is the base word?