Saya memeriksa setiap benda.

Saya means I. It is the common, polite, and neutral first-person pronoun in Malay.

A native English speaker might also wonder whether aku could be used instead. The answer is yes, but aku is more casual and is usually used with close friends, family, or in informal situations. So:

• Saya memeriksa setiap benda. = polite/neutral
• Aku memeriksa setiap benda. = casual

Memeriksa means to check, to inspect, or to examine.

The base word is periksa. When Malay forms an active verb meaning to do the action, it often adds the prefix meN-. Here, periksa becomes memeriksa.

So:

• periksa = the root word
• memeriksa = to examine / checks / am checking, depending on context

This is very common in Malay verb formation.

Malay verbs do not change for tense the way English verbs do. So memeriksa by itself does not specifically mean present tense only.

Saya memeriksa setiap benda could mean:

• I check every thing
• I am checking every thing
• I checked every thing

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

• semalam = yesterday
• sekarang = now
• setiap hari = every day
• nanti = later

So Malay leaves tense more open unless something in the sentence makes it clear.

Setiap means each or every.

In this sentence, setiap benda means every thing or each thing.

It is used before a singular noun, even though the meaning is plural in English:

• setiap benda = every thing
• setiap orang = every person
• setiap hari = every day

This can feel a little different from English, but it is very normal in Malay.

Because setiap already gives the meaning of each/every, the noun normally stays singular.

So the correct pattern is:

• setiap benda
• setiap buku
• setiap pelajar

Using reduplication here, such as benda-benda, would usually sound unnatural with setiap.

Benda usually means thing, object, or sometimes item.

Depending on context, it can refer to physical things, general stuff, or unspecified objects. In everyday Malay, benda is very common.

Examples:

• Itu benda apa? = What is that thing?
• Saya nampak satu benda di atas meja. = I saw a thing/object on the table.

So in Saya memeriksa setiap benda, benda is a general word for things.

Yes. The basic word order is very normal:

• Saya = subject
• memeriksa = verb
• setiap benda = object

So the pattern is:

Subject + Verb + Object

That is the same basic order as in English:

• I check every thing

This makes many simple Malay sentences feel quite familiar to English speakers.

Malay usually does not use articles like a, an, and the.

So a noun like benda can mean:

• a thing
• the thing
• thing

The exact meaning depends on context.

In this sentence, setiap benda naturally gives the meaning every thing, so no article is needed.

Yes, in everyday speech, Saya periksa setiap benda is possible and understandable.

However, memeriksa is more grammatically complete and often feels a bit more formal or careful. In conversation, Malay speakers sometimes use the root form in a relaxed way, but learners are usually taught the prefixed verb form first.

So:

• Saya memeriksa setiap benda. = standard, clear
• Saya periksa setiap benda. = common in speech, less formal

Both can refer to all things, but there is a slight difference in feel.

• setiap benda = every thing / each thing, focusing on one by one
• semua benda = all things, focusing on the whole group

So:

• Saya memeriksa setiap benda. suggests checking them individually, one by one.
• Saya memeriksa semua benda. means checking all the things, without emphasizing individuality as much.

In many contexts, both are possible, but setiap often sounds more like each/every.

It is grammatical and understandable, but whether it sounds natural depends on context.

Memeriksa is a bit formal and can sound like inspect/examine. If you are talking about checking objects carefully, it works well.

In casual speech, a native speaker might also say:

• Saya periksa setiap benda.
• Saya cek setiap benda. — more colloquial, influenced by English check

Also, benda is very general. If the context is more specific, native speakers might prefer a more exact noun, such as:

• barang = goods/items/things
• dokumen = documents
• fail = files

So the sentence is correct, but real-life usage may vary depending on what kinds of things are being checked.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

• saya ≈ SAH-yuh
• memeriksa ≈ muh-muh-REEK-sah
• setiap ≈ suh-TYAP
• benda ≈ BEN-dah

A few helpful notes:

• Malay pronunciation is usually quite regular.
• The r in memeriksa is trilled or tapped lightly.
• e in words like memeriksa and benda is often a neutral vowel, like the a in about.

Yes. Because Malay does not mark tense on the verb the way English does, this sentence can describe either:

• a habitual action: I check every thing
• a current action: I am checking every thing

If you want to make it clearly habitual, you can add a time expression, for example:

• Saya memeriksa setiap benda setiap hari. = I check everything every day.

If you want to make it clearly happening now:

• Saya sedang memeriksa setiap benda. = I am checking everything now.

So context or extra words decide the exact meaning.