Rumah ini dilengkapi perabot.

Dilengkapi comes from the root lengkap, which means complete or fully equipped.

It is formed like this:

• lengkap = complete / equipped
• meN- + lengkapi → melengkapi = to equip something
• di- + lengkapi → dilengkapi = is equipped / is furnished

So in this sentence, dilengkapi is a passive verb, meaning the house has been equipped with something.

Malay often uses the passive when the thing affected is the topic of the sentence.

In Rumah ini dilengkapi perabot, the focus is on the house, not on who furnished it.

So the structure is:

• Rumah ini = this house
• dilengkapi = is equipped / is furnished
• perabot = furniture

A natural English translation is:

• This house is furnished.
• This house is equipped with furniture.

Malay uses this kind of passive very naturally, often more freely than English does.

In Malay, demonstratives like ini (this) and itu (that) usually come after the noun.

So:

• rumah ini = this house
• kereta itu = that car
• buku ini = this book

This is the normal pattern.

Ini rumah can exist, but it usually means something more like:

• This is a house
• or it gives special emphasis in certain contexts

So for this house, the normal phrasing is rumah ini.

Good question. In English, we normally say equipped with furniture. In Malay, the object can often come directly after the passive verb without needing a separate word like with.

So:

• Rumah ini dilengkapi perabot = This house is furnished / equipped with furniture

You may also sometimes see:

• Rumah ini dilengkapi dengan perabot

Here, dengan means with.

Both are understandable, but dilengkapi dengan perabot can sound a bit more explicit. In many contexts, dropping dengan is perfectly normal.

Perabot means furniture.

It is usually a collective noun, like English furniture, so it refers to furnishings in general rather than one specific item.

Examples:

• perabot rumah = household furniture
• kedai perabot = furniture shop

So in this sentence, perabot refers to the furniture that the house comes with.

Yes. Depending on context, perabot can be understood as:

• furniture
• furnishings
• sometimes more generally fixtures/fittings, depending on how broadly the speaker is using it

But in everyday use, furniture is the most direct meaning.

If this sentence appeared in a housing ad, it would usually mean the house comes furnished or partly furnished.

Yes, very possible.

Compare these:

• Rumah ini dilengkapi perabot = This house is furnished / has been equipped with furniture
• Rumah ini lengkap dengan perabot = This house is complete with furniture / fully furnished

The difference is small:

• dilengkapi focuses on the idea of having been equipped
• lengkap dengan focuses more on the state of being complete with

In many real situations, both could work.

Yes, it often sounds a bit more formal or written, especially in ads, brochures, listings, or official descriptions.

For example, in a property listing, Rumah ini dilengkapi perabot sounds very natural.

In more casual speech, someone might also say:

• Rumah ini ada perabot = This house has furniture
• Rumah ini sudah berperabot = This house is already furnished
• Rumah ini lengkap dengan perabot = This house comes complete with furniture

So dilengkapi is common, but it has a slightly more polished or descriptive tone.

Malay does not use articles in the same way English does.

There is no direct equivalent of a or the that must appear before nouns.

So:

• rumah can mean a house, the house, or just house, depending on context
• rumah ini specifically means this house

The word ini already makes the noun definite and specific, so no article is needed.

An active version would need someone doing the action. For example:

• Pemilik melengkapi rumah ini dengan perabot.
  = The owner equips/furnishes this house with furniture.

Or:

• Mereka melengkapi rumah ini dengan perabot.
  = They furnish this house with furniture.

In the original sentence, the doer is not mentioned, because the important thing is the condition of the house.

No. They look the same, but they are different.

1. di- as a prefix is attached to a verb:
   • dilengkapi
   • dibuka
   • ditulis

This marks a passive verb.

2. di as a preposition is written separately:
   • di rumah = at home / in the house
   • di sekolah = at school

So:

• dilengkapi = one word, because di- is a verb prefix
• di rumah = two words, because di is a preposition

This spelling difference is very important in Malay.

Very natural.

It sounds like something you might read in:

• a property advertisement
• a rental listing
• a brochure
• a hotel or homestay description

In that context, it usually means the house is furnished or comes with furniture.

So if you see Rumah ini dilengkapi perabot in an ad, think:

• This house comes furnished
• Furniture is included