Anak perempuan saya suka baju oren.

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Breakdown of Anak perempuan saya suka baju oren.

• saya: my
• baju: the shirt
• anak perempuan: the daughter

Questions & Answers about Anak perempuan saya suka baju oren.

Why is it Anak perempuan saya and not saya anak perempuan for my daughter?

Malay word order is different from English:

• Anak perempuan = daughter (literally female child)
• saya = I / me / my

Possession is usually shown by putting the possessor after the thing owned:

• anak perempuan saya = my daughter
• rumah saya = my house
• kereta saya = my car

So anak perempuan saya literally feels like daughter (female child) of me, which is how Malay normally expresses my X.

Does anak perempuan always mean daughter? Could it also mean girl or female child?