Mi pedas itu sedap sekali.

Those spicy noodles are very delicious.

Breakdown of Mi pedas itu sedap sekali.

• adalah: to be
• itu: that
• sedap: delicious
• pedas: spicy

Questions & Answers about Mi pedas itu sedap sekali.

In the sentence Mi pedas itu sedap sekali, where is the verb “is”? Why don’t we need a word that means “is”?

Malay usually doesn’t use a separate verb equivalent to English “is / am / are” when linking a subject to an adjective.

• Mi pedas itu = that spicy noodles / those spicy noodles (subject)
• sedap sekali = very delicious (predicate/adjective phrase)

So Malay simply puts them together:

• Mi pedas itu sedap sekali.
  = Those spicy noodles are very delicious.

The “link” between subject and adjective is understood from the structure; you don’t need a separate verb.

You can see words like ialah or adalah, but these are mostly used with nouns, not with simple adjectives like sedap.

• Dia ialah guru. = He/She is a teacher.
• Mi pedas itu sedap sekali. (no copula needed)

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What exactly does mi mean here? Is it singular or plural? Is it the same as mee?