Kakak saya suka jenama teh itu, tetapi saya lebih suka yang tanpa gula.

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Breakdown of Kakak saya suka jenama teh itu, tetapi saya lebih suka yang tanpa gula.

• suka: to like
• itu: that
• lebih: more

Questions & Answers about Kakak saya suka jenama teh itu, tetapi saya lebih suka yang tanpa gula.

What does kakak mean here?

Kakak means older sister.

A few useful contrasts:

• kakak = older sister
• abang = older brother
• adik = younger sibling, younger brother, or younger sister

So kakak saya means my older sister.

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Why is it kakak saya and not something like saya kakak for my older sister?

Malay usually puts the possessor after the noun.

Examples:

• kakak saya = my older sister
• rumah saya = my house
• buku Ali = Ali’s book

So the pattern is:

noun + possessor

That is why kakak saya is natural Malay.

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Why does suka stay the same both times? Shouldn’t the verb change for the subject?