Kaunter bayaran sudah dibuka.

The payment counter is already open.

Breakdown of Kaunter bayaran sudah dibuka.

• sudah: already
• kaunter bayaran: the payment counter
• dibuka: to be open

Questions & Answers about Kaunter bayaran sudah dibuka.

Why is it kaunter bayaran and not something like bayaran kaunter?

In Malay, the main noun usually comes first, and the word that describes or specifies it comes after.

So:

• kaunter = counter
• bayaran = payment

Therefore kaunter bayaran means payment counter.

This is a very common Malay noun pattern:

• bilik tidur = bedroom
• kad kredit = credit card
• stesen bas = bus station

So kaunter bayaran is the natural word order.

What does bayaran mean here, and how is it related to bayar?

Bayar is the verb to pay.

Bayaran is a noun formed from that verb, and it usually means payment, fee, or charge, depending on context.

So in kaunter bayaran, bayaran means payment.

This kind of noun formation is very common in Malay:

• ajar = teach → ajaran = teaching/doctrine
• makan = eat → makanan = food
• bayar = pay → bayaran = payment/fee

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