Misi ini susah.

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

So:

Misi ini susah
literally looks like: mission this difficult

But in natural English, it means This mission is difficult.

This is very normal in Malay. Adjectives can directly act as the predicate:

• Rumah itu besar = That house is big
• Soalan ini mudah = This question is easy

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

So:

• misi ini = this mission
• buku itu = that book

This is one of the most important word-order differences from English.

Misi ini is the subject: this mission.
Susah is the predicate adjective: difficult / hard.

So the sentence structure is:

[Subject] + [Adjective]
Misi ini + susah

This is a very common Malay pattern.

Susah often means difficult, hard, or troublesome, depending on context.

It can describe:

• something hard to do
• a difficult situation
• inconvenience or trouble

Examples:

• Kerja ini susah = This job is difficult
• Hidup dia susah = His/her life is hard

So susah is a very useful everyday word. In some contexts, sukar also means difficult, but susah is often more common in everyday speech.

Not as the normal equivalent of This mission is difficult.

The standard sentence is:

Misi ini susah

Why? Because:

• misi ini = this mission
• susah = is difficult

If you say Ini misi susah, it sounds like This is a difficult mission with ini functioning more like this is introducing the noun phrase misi susah. That is a different structure and is less direct as a match for the original sentence.

So for This mission is difficult, use Misi ini susah.

You can say:

Misi ini tidak susah
or in everyday speech, Misi ini tak susah

Both mean This mission is not difficult.

Notes:

• tidak is more formal/standard
• tak is very common in speech

A natural yes-no question is:

Misi ini susah?

In Malay, intonation often shows that it is a question. You can also say:

Adakah misi ini susah?

That version is more formal.

So:

• Misi ini susah? = common and natural
• Adakah misi ini susah? = more formal

A simple approximation for English speakers is:

MEE-see EE-nee SOO-sah

A few notes:

• misi sounds like mee-see
• ini sounds like ee-nee
• susah sounds like soo-sah
• Malay pronunciation is usually quite regular and straightforward

Also, the r is not an issue here, and the vowels are usually clearer and purer than in English.

Misi is a borrowed word, ultimately related to mission. Malay has many borrowed words, and misi is completely normal and standard.

Depending on context, misi can mean:

• a mission
• an assignment
• an operation
• a special objective

So even though it is borrowed, learners should treat it as an ordinary Malay word.

Yes.

• Misi ini susah = This mission is difficult
• Misi itu susah = That mission is difficult

This is a very useful substitution pattern:

• ini = this
• itu = that

Both come after the noun.

It is neutral and perfectly normal in both speech and writing.

All three words are standard:

• misi = standard noun
• ini = standard demonstrative
• susah = standard adjective

If you wanted a slightly more formal word than susah, you might sometimes see sukar:

• Misi ini sukar

That also means This mission is difficult, but susah is very common and natural in everyday Malay.