Keutamaan mana yang pertama?

Which priority is first?

Breakdown of Keutamaan mana yang pertama?

• yang: that/which
• pertama: first
• mana: which
• keutamaan: the priority

Questions & Answers about Keutamaan mana yang pertama?

What does keutamaan mean here?

Keutamaan means priority. It comes from the root utama, which means main, principal, or most important.

The pattern ke-...-an often turns an adjective or root into an abstract noun. So:

• utama = main / most important
• keutamaan = priority / importance

So in this sentence, keutamaan is the thing being asked about.

Why is mana placed after keutamaan?

In Malay, mana often comes after the noun when it means which.

So:

• keutamaan mana = which priority
• buku mana = which book
• rumah mana = which house

This is different from English, where which usually comes before the noun.

So the order is very normal in Malay:

• noun + mana

What does yang do in this sentence?