Semak maklumat perbankan penerima dahulu.

Yes. Semak is the base verb to check / to verify, and in Malay the bare verb is very often used for the imperative.

So:

• Semak maklumat perbankan penerima dahulu. = Check the recipient’s banking information first.

There is no special verb ending for commands like English sometimes has with please or different verb forms. Context tells you it is an instruction.

If you want to make it more polite, you can add words like:

• Sila semak maklumat perbankan penerima dahulu.
• Tolong semak maklumat perbankan penerima dahulu.

Maklumat means information.

It is a common formal/standard Malay word. In everyday use, you may also hear info, especially in casual speech or writing, but maklumat is the more standard choice.

A useful point for English speakers: Malay nouns usually do not change form for singular vs plural. So maklumat can mean information in a general sense without needing an -s ending.

Perbankan means banking or related to banking. It is derived from bank and sounds more formal and institutional.

So:

• maklumat perbankan = banking information
• maklumat bank could sound more like information about the bank or simply a less formal phrasing, depending on context

In official or professional language, perbankan is a very natural choice.

Penerima means recipient.

It comes from the root terima = receive / accept. The prefix pattern peN- often creates a person associated with an action.

So very roughly:

• terima = receive
• penerima = receiver / recipient

This is a very common word in banking, transfers, payments, and forms.

Malay usually puts the main noun first, and then words that describe or specify it come after it.

So the structure is:

• maklumat = information
• perbankan = banking
• penerima = recipient

Together, maklumat perbankan penerima means something like:

• the recipient’s banking information
• literally, information banking recipient

This may feel backwards to an English speaker, but it is very normal in Malay for modifiers and related nouns to follow the head noun.

In this context, it most naturally means the recipient’s banking information.

That is, information such as the recipient’s:

• bank name
• account number
• account holder details
• transfer details

Malay often leaves relationships like of, for, or apostrophe-s unstated. Native speakers understand the intended relationship from context.

Here dahulu means first, beforehand, or prior to the next step.

So the sentence is telling you to do this step first:

• Semak maklumat perbankan penerima dahulu.
• Check the recipient’s banking information first.

It often implies: do this before proceeding.

Yes. Dulu is the shorter, more casual form of dahulu.

So these are both natural:

• Semak maklumat perbankan penerima dahulu.
• Semak maklumat perbankan penerima dulu.

Difference in tone:

• dahulu = slightly more formal, neat, written
• dulu = more casual, everyday speech

In app instructions, notices, and customer-service language, dahulu is very common.

Malay often places time or sequence words like dahulu after the main phrase.

So:

• Semak maklumat perbankan penerima dahulu. = very natural

You can also say:

• Semak dahulu maklumat perbankan penerima.

That is also grammatical, but the original sentence sounds very standard and natural in instruction-style Malay.

Yes, it sounds neutral to formal.

Reasons:

• maklumat is a standard/formal word for information
• perbankan is formal/professional
• dahulu sounds more polished than dulu

This makes the sentence suitable for:

• banking apps
• websites
• official notices
• transaction instructions

A more casual version might be:

• Semak dulu maklumat bank penerima.

That still works, but it sounds less formal.

Malay often leaves out words that English requires.

For example:

• the: Malay usually does not have a direct equivalent in ordinary sentences
• of: relationships between nouns are often shown just by word order
• please: not required unless you want extra politeness

So:

• maklumat perbankan penerima naturally covers the idea of the recipient’s banking information
• the command does not need please, though you can add sila or tolong

This is one of the big adjustment points for English speakers learning Malay.

A few common options are:

• Sila semak maklumat perbankan penerima dahulu.
• Tolong semak maklumat perbankan penerima dahulu.
• Harap semak maklumat perbankan penerima dahulu.

Roughly:

• sila = please (common in notices/instructions)
• tolong = please/help (very common in speech)
• harap = please / kindly / we request that

For a banking or app interface, sila is often the safest polite choice.

Not exactly.

• Semak maklumat penerima dahulu = Check the recipient’s information first
• Semak maklumat perbankan penerima dahulu = Check the recipient’s banking information first

Without perbankan, the meaning becomes broader. It could refer to general recipient details, not specifically bank-related details.

So perbankan is important if the instruction is specifically about payment or transfer details.