Penyewa mendapat kunci pendua.

Malay usually follows a basic Subject–Verb–Object order, just like English.

So in Penyewa mendapat kunci pendua:

• penyewa = the tenant / renter
• mendapat = gets / obtains
• kunci pendua = a duplicate key

That makes the structure:

Subject + Verb + Object
Penyewa + mendapat + kunci pendua

Penyewa means tenant, renter, or lessee, depending on context.

It comes from the root sewa, which relates to renting / hiring.
The form peN-...-a often creates a noun for a person involved in the action.

So:

• sewa = rent / hire
• penyewa = renter / tenant

In everyday use, penyewa is a normal word for someone who rents a house, room, shop lot, and so on.

Dapat is the root word, and it often means can, be able to, or get/obtain, depending on context.

Mendapat is a verb form meaning to get, to obtain, or to receive.

In this sentence, mendapat sounds more clearly like an action verb:

• penyewa mendapat kunci pendua = the tenant gets/obtains a duplicate key

If you used dapat here, it might still be understood in casual speech, but mendapat is more standard and clearer in formal grammar.

No. Malay verbs usually do not change form for tense the way English verbs do.

So mendapat by itself does not specifically mean only:

• gets
• got
• will get

The time usually comes from context or from time words such as:

• semalam = yesterday
• hari ini = today
• esok = tomorrow
• sudah = already
• akan = will

So this sentence could mean different things depending on context, though gets is a common simple translation.

For example:

• Semalam penyewa mendapat kunci pendua. = Yesterday the tenant got a duplicate key.
• Penyewa akan mendapat kunci pendua. = The tenant will get a duplicate key.

Kunci means key.
Pendua means duplicate, copy, or extra copy.

In Malay, it is common for a noun to be followed by another word that describes it. So:

• kunci = key
• kunci pendua = duplicate key / spare key / copied key

This is different from English, where we usually put the describing word first: duplicate key.

Malay often puts that kind of modifier after the noun.

Because Malay usually places many modifiers after the noun.

So:

• kunci pendua = duplicate key
• literally: key duplicate

This is normal Malay word order.

A learner coming from English may expect the opposite, but in Malay the head noun often comes first, followed by words that describe or limit it.

By itself, it does not clearly mark singular or plural.

So kunci pendua can mean:

• a duplicate key
• duplicate keys

Context tells you which one is meant.

If Malay speakers want to make plurality clearer, they can add words such as:

• beberapa = several
• dua = two
• banyak = many

Examples:

• penyewa mendapat sebuah kunci pendua = the tenant gets one duplicate key
• penyewa mendapat dua kunci pendua = the tenant gets two duplicate keys

In many simple sentences, Malay leaves number unstated.

Malay does not use articles like English a, an, and the in the same way.

So Penyewa mendapat kunci pendua can mean:

• The tenant gets a duplicate key
• A tenant gets a duplicate key
• The tenant gets the duplicate key

The exact meaning depends on context.

If needed, Malay can be more specific with other words, but it often leaves article-like information unstated.

Yes.

Because Malay does not normally mark a vs the, penyewa can mean:

• a tenant
• the tenant

The context decides which translation sounds best in English.

Not exactly, but in some contexts the English translation may overlap.

Pendua more literally means duplicate or copy.
So kunci pendua is a duplicate key, meaning another key made from the original.

In real-life English, that may also function as a spare key, so translations can vary depending on situation. But the core idea of pendua is duplicate/copied.

A simple approximate pronunciation is:

pe-nye-wa men-da-pat kun-chee pen-doo-a

A few helpful notes:

• penyewa: the ny sounds like the ny in canyon
• kunci: the c in Malay is pronounced like ch
• pendua: the dua sounds roughly like doo-ah

Malay pronunciation is generally more regular than English spelling, so once you know the sound system, reading gets easier.

Yes, especially in casual speech, and people would understand it.

But there is a difference in style:

• mendapat = more standard, more explicitly obtain/get
• dapat = very common, often more conversational, and can also mean can/be able to

So:

• Penyewa mendapat kunci pendua sounds neat and standard.
• Penyewa dapat kunci pendua sounds more casual and may depend more on context.

If you are learning formal/basic sentence patterns, mendapat is a good form to notice here.