Semak inventori rumah sebelum membayar deposit sewa.

Yes. Semak is being used as an imperative, so the sentence is giving an instruction: Check the house inventory before paying the rental deposit.

In Malay, the basic verb form is often used directly for commands. That is very common in instructions, notices, and advice. If you wanted to make it softer or more polite, you could say Sila semak inventori rumah sebelum membayar deposit sewa.

Because Malay often leaves out the subject when it is obvious from context.

In this sentence, the implied subject is basically you, but it does not need to be stated. This is especially normal in:

• commands
• instructions
• signs
• general advice

So Semak inventori rumah... naturally means Check the house inventory... without needing anda.

Malay usually puts the main noun first and the describing noun after it.

So:

• inventori = inventory
• rumah = house/home

Together, inventori rumah means house inventory or home inventory.

This is a normal Malay noun phrase pattern:

• deposit sewa = rental deposit
• kereta polis = police car
• bilik tidur = bedroom

English often uses the first noun as a modifier before the main noun, but Malay normally does the reverse order.

Membayar is the active verb form of bayar.

• bayar = pay
• membayar = to pay / paying

After sebelum (before), Malay often uses a verb phrase, and in more standard or formal written Malay, membayar sounds smoother and more complete than just bayar.

That said, in casual speech, sebelum bayar deposit sewa is also something you may hear.

It takes the active verb prefix meN-.

With words beginning with b, that prefix becomes mem-:

• bayar → membayar
• baca → membaca
• beli → membeli

So membayar is not a different word you just have to memorize separately; it is the regular prefixed form of bayar.

Sebelum means before.

It connects the first action and the second action:

• first: semak inventori rumah
• second: membayar deposit sewa

So the sentence tells you the order of actions: check first, pay later.

A useful pattern is:

• sebelum + verb
• sebelum + noun phrase

Examples:

• Sebelum makan, basuh tangan. = Before eating, wash your hands.
• Sebelum mesyuarat, semak dokumen itu. = Before the meeting, check that document.

Deposit sewa means rental deposit or security deposit for rent.

Again, Malay puts the main noun first:

• deposit = deposit
• sewa = rent / rental

So deposit sewa literally looks like deposit rent, but in natural English it becomes rental deposit.

This same pattern is very common in Malay noun phrases.

Malay does not use articles the way English does. There is no direct equivalent of a or the in most everyday sentences.

So:

• inventori rumah could mean the house inventory or a house inventory
• deposit sewa could mean the rental deposit or a rental deposit

The exact meaning depends on context. Malay relies much more on situation and context than English does for this.

Yes. Rumah can mean house or home, depending on context.

In this sentence, inventori rumah most likely refers to the inventory of the property being rented—things in the house, their condition, furniture, appliances, and so on. In English, house inventory, home inventory, or even property inventory might all fit depending on the exact situation.

Yes, it is natural, especially in written instructions or advice.

A native speaker might also say:

• Periksa inventori rumah sebelum membayar deposit sewa.
• Semak inventori rumah sebelum bayar deposit sewa.
• Sila semak inventori rumah sebelum membayar deposit sewa.

The differences are mainly in tone:

• semak = check/review
• periksa = inspect/check
• sila = makes it more polite
• bayar instead of membayar = more casual

So the original sentence is perfectly good Malay.