Breakdown of Saya perlu mengemukakan tuntutan.
saya
I
perlu
to need
tuntutan
the claim for payment
mengemukakan
to submit; put forward
Questions & Answers about Saya perlu mengemukakan tuntutan.
What does each word in Saya perlu mengemukakan tuntutan mean?
- Saya = I
- perlu = need to / need
- mengemukakan = to submit / present / put forward
- tuntutan = claim / demand
So the structure is very straightforward: I + need to + submit/present + a claim.
Why is there no word for to before mengemukakan?
In Malay, you do not need a separate word equivalent to English to in this kind of sentence.
English says:
- I need to submit a claim
Malay says:
- Saya perlu mengemukakan tuntutan
Here, perlu is followed directly by the verb. This is normal Malay grammar.
What kind of word is perlu?