Sisa elektronik tidak disimpan dengan sisa organik.

Because sisa means waste, residue, or leftover material, and Malay often builds noun phrases by putting the main noun first and the describing word after it.

So:

• sisa elektronik = electronic waste
• sisa organik = organic waste

This is different from English, where the describing word usually comes first.

In Malay, the usual order is:

• main noun + modifier

So the item being talked about comes first, and the type or description comes after.

Examples:

• sisa elektronik = electronic waste
• rumah besar = big house
• air panas = hot water

That is why sisa elektronik sounds natural, while elektronik sisa does not.

Tidak is the normal negator for verbs and adjectives.

Here it negates disimpan (is stored / kept), which is a verb form:

• tidak disimpan = is not stored

Bukan is usually used to negate nouns or identity/equation statements.

Compare:

• Ini tidak baik = This is not good.
• Dia tidak datang = He is not coming.
• Ini bukan plastik = This is not plastic.
• Dia bukan guru = He is not a teacher.

So in this sentence, tidak is the correct choice.

Disimpan comes from the root simpan, which means to keep, to store, or to put away.

The prefix di- usually marks a passive verb in standard Malay:

• simpan = store / keep
• disimpan = is stored / is kept

So:

• Sisa elektronik tidak disimpan dengan sisa organik. = Electronic waste is not stored with organic waste.

The sentence focuses on the waste, not on who is doing the storing.

No. These are two different things.

1. di- as a prefix on a verb:
   • disimpan = is stored
   • dibuang = is thrown away
   • ditulis = is written

This di- is attached directly to the verb.

2. di as a preposition:
   • di rumah = at home
   • di sekolah = at school

This di is written separately.

So disimpan is one word because it is a passive verb form, not a location phrase.

Malay often uses passive forms when the important thing is the object or when the doer is unknown, unimportant, or obvious.

Here, the focus is on electronic waste, so passive works naturally:

• Sisa elektronik tidak disimpan dengan sisa organik. = Electronic waste is not stored with organic waste.

An active version would need a subject such as we, people, or staff, for example:

• Pekerja tidak menyimpan sisa elektronik dengan sisa organik. = Workers do not store electronic waste with organic waste.

Both are possible, but the passive sounds very natural for instructions, rules, labels, and formal statements.

Here dengan means with or together with.

So:

• dengan sisa organik = with organic waste

In other contexts, dengan can also mean things like:

• using
• by means of
• in a ... manner

But in this sentence, it clearly means together with.

Yes, often it could.

For example:

• Sisa elektronik tidak disimpan bersama sisa organik.

This also means Electronic waste is not stored together with organic waste.

A small nuance:

• dengan = with
• bersama = together with

So bersama can sound a bit more explicit about being kept in the same group or place, but both are understandable and natural.

Malay nouns usually do not change form for singular vs. plural.

So sisa can mean:

• waste
• wastes
• a waste material
• waste in general

The exact number is understood from context.

In this sentence, English naturally translates it as a mass noun:

• Electronic waste is not stored with organic waste.

Malay does not need a separate plural ending like English -s.

This is a very common confusion.

• elektronik = electronic
• elektrik = electric / electrical

So:

• sisa elektronik = electronic waste, such as old phones, computers, cables, circuit-based devices
• elektrik would relate more directly to electricity or electrical systems

In this sentence, elektronik is the correct word.

Literally, it means is not stored.

That is a factual statement:

• Sisa elektronik tidak disimpan dengan sisa organik. = Electronic waste is not stored with organic waste.

But depending on context, especially on signs or rules, it may also function like an instruction in English.

If you want to make the prohibition more explicit, Malay often uses:

• tidak boleh disimpan = must not / may not be stored

For example:

• Sisa elektronik tidak boleh disimpan dengan sisa organik. = Electronic waste must not be stored with organic waste.

So the original sentence is more neutral or descriptive, while tidak boleh sounds more clearly like a rule.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

• Sisa ≈ SEE-sah
• elektronik ≈ eh-lek-TRO-nik
• tidak ≈ TEE-dahk
• disimpan ≈ dee-SIM-pahn
• dengan ≈ DUH-ngan or DENG-an depending on accent
• organik ≈ or-GAH-nik

Full sentence, roughly:

• SEE-sah eh-lek-TRO-nik TEE-dahk dee-SIM-pahn duh-NGAN SEE-sah or-GAH-nik

A few helpful notes:

• Malay pronunciation is usually fairly regular.
• The r is typically tapped or lightly rolled.
• The final k in tidak may be unreleased or softened in casual pronunciation.

A learner can take away several useful patterns:

1. Noun + modifier

   • sisa elektronik
   • sisa organik

2. Tidak negates verbs

   • tidak disimpan

3. Passive with di-

   • disimpan = is stored

4. Dengan means with

   • dengan sisa organik

So the sentence structure is basically:

• [topic noun phrase] + tidak + [passive verb] + dengan + [other noun phrase]

That makes it a very good model sentence for formal or instructional Malay.