Adakah risiko itu rendah?

Adakah is a yes/no question marker. It turns the statement Risiko itu rendah into the question Adakah risiko itu rendah?

So:

• Risiko itu rendah. = The/that risk is low.
• Adakah risiko itu rendah? = Is the/that risk low?

It is common in formal Malay, especially in writing, news, official language, and careful speech.

Malay often does not use a verb like English to be in simple sentences with adjectives.

So English needs:

• The risk is low

But Malay can simply say:

• Risiko itu rendah

The adjective rendah works directly as the predicate.

This is very normal in Malay. You do not need a separate word for is here.

In Malay, demonstratives like ini and itu usually come after the noun.

So:

• risiko itu = that risk / the risk
• rumah itu = that house
• buku ini = this book

This is the normal Malay pattern:

• noun + ini/itu

So risiko itu is exactly the expected order.

It can feel like either one, depending on context.

In many sentences, itu literally means that, but in natural translation it often works more like the, because it points to a specific known thing.

So risiko itu rendah could be understood as:

• That risk is low
• The risk is low

Both are possible, depending on the situation.

Yes. In everyday speech, that is very common.

Malay often forms yes/no questions just by using question intonation:

• Risiko itu rendah?

This sounds more conversational.
By contrast:

• Adakah risiko itu rendah?

sounds more formal or careful.

So both are possible, but adakah is less casual.

Yes. The structure is:

• Adakah = question marker
• risiko itu = subject/topic noun phrase
• rendah = adjective/predicate

So the pattern is:

• Adakah + noun phrase + adjective?

This is a normal way to ask a formal yes/no question in Malay.

Rendah is an adjective meaning low.

It can be used for:

• physical height: dinding rendah = a low wall
• level/amount: harga rendah = low price
• degree or intensity: risiko rendah = low risk

So in this sentence, rendah describes the level of the risk.

A simple answer could be:

• Ya. = Yes.
• Ya, rendah. = Yes, it is low.
• Ya, risiko itu rendah. = Yes, the/that risk is low.

For a negative answer:

• Tidak. = No.
• Tidak, risiko itu tidak rendah. = No, the/that risk is not low.

Malay often uses tidak to negate adjectives:

• rendah = low
• tidak rendah = not low

Malay nouns are often not marked clearly for singular or plural unless the context makes it clear.

So risiko can sometimes mean:

• risk
• risks

But in risiko itu, the sentence usually suggests one specific risk or a specific understood risk.

If you wanted to make the plural very clear, you might say:

• risiko-risiko itu = those risks
• semua risiko itu = all those risks

A simple learner-friendly breakdown is:

• A-da-kah ri-si-ko i-tu ren-dah?

A few helpful notes:

• r is usually lightly rolled or tapped
• the h in rendah is pronounced
• Malay vowels are usually pronounced clearly and consistently

So try saying it smoothly as:

• a-da-kah ri-si-ko i-tu ren-dah?

Yes, it is natural, especially in formal Malay.

It would fit well in contexts like:

• reports
• presentations
• health and safety discussions
• official writing

In casual conversation, people might more naturally say:

• Risiko itu rendah?
• Risiko dia rendah ke? (more colloquial, depending on region and context)

So the original sentence is correct and natural, but it sounds a bit more formal than everyday casual speech.