Saya mahu sertai koir di sekolah.

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Breakdown of Saya mahu sertai koir di sekolah.

• mahu: to want
• di: at
• sekolah: the school

Questions & Answers about Saya mahu sertai koir di sekolah.

Which Malay word corresponds to each English part in this sentence?

In Saya mahu sertai koir di sekolah:

• saya = I / me
• mahu = want (to)
• sertai = join / take part in
• koir = choir
• di = at / in
• sekolah = school

So the structure is literally I – want – join – choir – at – school.

Why isn’t there a word for “to” before “join”, like in English “want to join”?

Malay does not need a separate word like English to before verbs.

• mahu sertai already covers want to join.
• The verb sertai can directly follow mahu.

So:

• English: want to join
• Malay: mahu sertai (no extra word needed)

Is sertai correct here, or should it be menyertai?