Keputusan itu buruk.

In Malay, you usually do not need a verb like is / am / are when linking a subject to an adjective.

So:

• Keputusan itu buruk = That decision/result is bad

Literally, it is more like:

• decision/result + that + bad

This is completely normal Malay sentence structure.

You may sometimes see adalah, but it is usually not used before adjectives in simple everyday sentences like this. So Keputusan itu buruk is the natural way to say it.

Keputusan can mean:

• decision
• result
• outcome

The exact meaning depends on context.

For example:

• in a meeting or policy context, keputusan often means decision
• in an exam, competition, or process, it can mean result or outcome

So Keputusan itu buruk could mean:

• That decision is bad
• That result is bad
• That outcome is bad

Context tells you which one is intended.

Itu usually means that.

So:

• keputusan itu = that decision/result

In Malay, demonstratives like ini (this) and itu (that) usually come after the noun, not before it.

Compare:

• keputusan ini = this decision/result
• keputusan itu = that decision/result

In some contexts, itu can also feel a bit like the, especially when referring to something already known in the conversation.

That is normal in Malay.

English says:

• that decision

Malay says:

• keputusan itu

So the pattern is:

• noun + ini/itu

Examples:

• rumah itu = that house
• buku ini = this book
• orang itu = that person

This is one of the basic word-order differences between English and Malay.

Because buruk is the predicate adjective describing the subject.

The sentence is structured like this:

• Keputusan itu = the subject
• buruk = the description/predicate

So:

• Keputusan itu buruk = That decision/result is bad

This is similar to English X is bad, except Malay usually leaves out is.

Also, when adjectives directly describe a noun inside a noun phrase, they also come after the noun:

• keputusan buruk = a bad decision/result

So Malay generally places adjectives after nouns.

Buruk usually means bad, poor, unfavorable, or sometimes ugly depending on context.

In this sentence, buruk most naturally means:

• bad
• poor

Examples:

• Keputusan itu buruk = That decision/result is bad
• cuaca buruk = bad weather
• keadaan buruk = a bad situation

So buruk is a useful general adjective for something negative or poor in quality.

Yes. Keputusan itu tidak baik is possible and means That decision/result is not good.

But there is a small difference in feeling:

• buruk = directly bad
• tidak baik = not good, often a little softer or less direct

So:

• Keputusan itu buruk sounds more clearly negative
• Keputusan itu tidak baik may sound slightly milder

Both are grammatical.

Malay sentences like this usually do not show tense by changing the verb, because there is no verb here and Malay generally does not work like English tense systems.

So Keputusan itu buruk could mean:

• That decision is bad
• That decision was bad
• That decision will be bad

The time is understood from context, or from time words such as:

• semalam = yesterday
• sekarang = now
• esok = tomorrow

For example:

• Semalam, keputusan itu buruk = Yesterday, that result/decision was bad
• Sekarang keputusan itu buruk = Now that result/decision is bad

Yes, depending on context.

Even though itu basically means that, in real use noun + itu can sometimes refer to something already known or previously mentioned, which can feel close to English the.

So in context, keputusan itu might be understood as:

• that decision
• the decision
• that result
• the result

If you are translating into English, you choose the version that sounds most natural in context.

A simple learner-friendly pronunciation is:

• keputusan ≈ kuh-poo-TOO-sahn
• itu ≈ ee-too
• buruk ≈ boo-rook

So the whole sentence sounds roughly like:

• kuh-poo-TOO-sahn ee-too boo-rook

A few notes:

• Malay spelling is fairly regular
• u is usually pronounced like oo
• r is normally a tapped or lightly rolled r
• stress in Malay is usually much less strong than in English, so try not to over-stress syllables

In normal neutral Malay, the natural order is:

• Keputusan itu buruk

Putting buruk first is not the standard basic sentence pattern for this meaning.

So for learners, the safest structure is:

• subject + adjective
• Keputusan itu buruk

That is the normal straightforward way to say That decision/result is bad.