Pembungkusan plastik boleh digunakan semula.

Pembungkusan is a noun meaning packaging. It is formed from the root bungkus, which relates to wrapping or packing.

A very common pattern in Malay is:

• root: bungkus = wrap / pack
• noun form: pembungkusan = packaging

So this is an example of how Malay builds nouns from verb roots using affixes. A learner does not always need to break every word apart, but it is useful to recognize that pem- ... -an often helps form a noun.

In Malay, the main noun usually comes first, and the word describing or specifying it comes after.

So:

• pembungkusan plastik = plastic packaging

This is the opposite of normal English order, where we usually put the describing noun first:

• English: plastic packaging
• Malay: packaging plastic

This noun + modifier order is very common in Malay:

• rumah besar = big house
• kereta polis = police car
• botol kaca = glass bottle

Boleh often means can, may, or be able to, depending on context.

In this sentence, it expresses possibility or suitability, so it means something like:

• can be
• is able to be
• may be

So boleh digunakan semula means that the packaging can be used again / reused.

Digunakan is a passive form of guna (use).

• guna = use
• digunakan = be used / used

The prefix di- is a very common marker for the passive in Malay.

So:

• Saya menggunakan plastik itu. = I use / am using that plastic.
• Plastik itu digunakan semula. = That plastic is reused / is used again.

In your sentence, the focus is on the packaging, not on who uses it, so the passive is natural.

In this sentence, it is best to learn digunakan as a common passive form meaning used.

More broadly, -kan is a very common suffix in Malay and can have several functions depending on the verb. Here, together with di-, it forms the normal passive expression to be used.

For many learners, the practical takeaway is:

• guna = use
• digunakan = be used

That is enough to understand and use the sentence correctly.

Semula means again, anew, or back to a previous state. In this sentence, it gives the idea of reuse.

So:

• digunakan semula = used again / reused

This is a very common Malay way to express re- meanings in English.

Examples:

• dibuka semula = reopened
• ditulis semula = rewritten
• dikitar semula = recycled

Because semula modifies the action, it usually comes after the verb.

So the natural order is:

• digunakan semula = used again

This is normal Malay word order for adverb-like words such as semula.

Yes, it sounds fairly standard and slightly formal, which is very normal for labels, notices, environmental messaging, or written information.

It is a good sentence for contexts like:

• product packaging
• recycling information
• public notices
• educational materials

In casual speech, people might also say things in simpler ways depending on region and context, but Pembungkusan plastik boleh digunakan semula is perfectly natural and correct.

Malay nouns usually do not show singular/plural the way English nouns do. So pembungkusan plastik can mean:

• plastic packaging
• plastic packagings
• plastic packaging in general

The exact number depends on context.

If needed, Malay can show plurality in other ways, such as:

• context
• numbers
• reduplication

But in a general statement like this, no plural marking is necessary.

Yes. Dapat digunakan semula is also correct.

A rough comparison:

• boleh digunakan semula = can be reused / may be reused
• dapat digunakan semula = can be reused / is able to be reused

In many contexts, the difference is small. Boleh is extremely common and natural here.

Yes, but Malay does not need to mention the agent here.

Digunakan means is used / can be used, without saying who does the using. That is very common in Malay, just as in English passives.

If the sentence wanted to mention the user, it could, but it usually does not need to.

The focus is on the packaging itself:

• its property
• its usefulness
• its reusability

Not exactly.

• boleh digunakan semula = can be reused
• boleh dikitar semula = can be recycled

These are related ideas, but they are not the same.

• reuse = use the same item again
• recycle = process the material so it can become something else

So this sentence specifically refers to reuse, not recycling.