Komunikasi dengan pengurus itu jelas.

that

Breakdown of Komunikasi dengan pengurus itu jelas.

• dengan: with
• jelas: clear
• pengurus: the manager

Questions & Answers about Komunikasi dengan pengurus itu jelas.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In Malay, the verb to be is often omitted in simple statements.

So Komunikasi dengan pengurus itu jelas literally looks like:

communication with the manager/that manager clear

But this is the normal way to say Communication with the manager is clear.

Malay often uses this pattern:

subject + adjective

For example:

• Rumah itu besar = The house is big
• Dia sibuk = He/She is busy

So the lack of is is completely normal.

What does dengan mean here?

Dengan means with.

In this sentence, it links komunikasi and pengurus itu, giving the idea of communication with the manager.

A quick breakdown:

• komunikasi = communication
• dengan = with
• pengurus itu = that manager / the manager
• jelas = clear

So dengan pengurus itu is a prepositional phrase telling you who the communication is with.

What does itu mean here?