Saya menatal laman web sejarah di telefon pada waktu malam.

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Breakdown of Saya menatal laman web sejarah di telefon pada waktu malam.

• sejarah: the history
• di: on
• pada: at

Questions & Answers about Saya menatal laman web sejarah di telefon pada waktu malam.

In Saya menatal laman web sejarah di telefon pada waktu malam, what is the basic structure of the sentence?

The structure is:

• Saya – I (subject)
• menatal – scroll / am scrolling (verb)
• laman web sejarah – history website(s) (object)
• di telefon – on (the) phone (place phrase)
• pada waktu malam – at night (time phrase)

So the overall pattern is:

Subject + Verb + Object + Place + Time
Saya + menatal + laman web sejarah + di telefon + pada waktu malam

What is the difference between tatal and menatal? Why do we use menatal here?

Tatal is the root (base) form meaning to scroll.
Menatal is the active verb form created with the meN- prefix.

• Dictionary / command form: tatal
  
  • e.g. Tatal ke bawah. – Scroll down.
• Normal sentence with a subject: menatal
  
  • e.g. Saya menatal… – I scroll / I am scrolling…

Malay often adds meN- to verb roots to form active verbs:

• baca → membaca (to read)
• tulis → menulis (to write)
• tatal → menatal (to scroll)

So in a full sentence with Saya, menatal is the natural choice.

Why is it laman web sejarah and not sejarah laman web, like English history website?