Rakan suka bergurau bersama.

Rakan means friend, peer, companion, or sometimes colleague, depending on context.

In Malay, nouns usually do not have separate singular and plural forms. So rakan can mean either:

• a friend
• friends

The context tells you which one is meant. If the speaker wants to make the plural very explicit, they can say rakan-rakan.

So this sentence could be understood as something like:

• A friend likes joking together if the context is about one person, or more naturally in English, This friend likes joking with others
• Friends like joking together if the context is plural

Malay does not normally use articles the way English does.

So rakan can mean:

• a friend
• the friend
• friends
• the friends

Again, context does the job that English articles do.

That is very normal in Malay. Learners often want every noun to have something like a or the, but Malay usually leaves that unstated unless it really needs to be clear.

Suka means to like, to enjoy, or sometimes to tend to.

When suka is followed by a verb, it often means like to do something.

So:

• suka bergurau = likes to joke / enjoys joking

This is a very common pattern in Malay:

• Saya suka membaca = I like reading
• Dia suka menyanyi = He/She likes singing

Bergurau means to joke, to kid around, or to be playful.

The base idea is gurau, which relates to joking or playful talk. The prefix ber- often forms an intransitive verb, meaning a verb that does not take a direct object in the same way English sometimes does.

So:

• gurau = joking / playful teasing as a root idea
• bergurau = to joke, to joke around

You do not need to translate ber- by itself every time. It is better to learn bergurau as a whole word meaning to joke.

Malay usually does not use a verb like am/is/are in this kind of sentence.

The structure is simply:

• Rakan = subject
• suka bergurau bersama = predicate

So Malay often looks more direct than English.

Compare:

• Dia guru = He/She is a teacher
• Mereka gembira = They are happy
• Rakan suka bergurau bersama = Friends like joking together

English needs is/are in many places where Malay does not.

Bersama means together or with.

In this sentence, it adds the idea that the joking happens jointly, not separately. So:

• bergurau = joke / joke around
• bergurau bersama = joke together

It emphasizes shared action.

Depending on context, bergurau by itself might already suggest interaction, so bersama is there to make the idea of togetherness clearer.

Yes, you could say Rakan suka bergurau.

That would mean:

• The friend/friends like to joke
• The friend/friends like joking around

Adding bersama specifically emphasizes together. So the difference is roughly:

• Rakan suka bergurau = friends like joking / like to joke around
• Rakan suka bergurau bersama = friends like joking together

So bersama is not always required, but it adds a clear nuance.

Yes. The word order is normal.

The basic pattern here is:

• Subject + suka + verb + bersama

So:

• Rakan = subject
• suka = like
• bergurau = joke
• bersama = together

Malay word order is often similar to English in simple sentences, especially with subject first.

They are similar, but not always identical in tone.

• kawan is a very common everyday word for friend
• rakan can sound a bit more neutral, formal, or professional, depending on context

For example:

• rakan sekerja = colleague / co-worker
• rakan kongsi = business partner
• kawan feels more casual and personal in many situations

So Rakan suka bergurau bersama is fine, but Kawan suka bergurau bersama would sound more casual.

A common way is:

• Rakan-rakan suka bergurau bersama.

The repetition rakan-rakan makes the plural explicit.

You could also use words like:

• Para rakan suka bergurau bersama.

That sounds a bit more formal.

So:

• rakan = friend / friends, depending on context
• rakan-rakan = definitely friends

Yes, it is understandable and natural enough.

It gives the meaning clearly: the friend or friends enjoy joking together.

That said, in real conversation, Malay speakers might also say things like:

• Rakan-rakan suka bergurau.
• Mereka suka bergurau bersama.
• Kawan-kawan suka bergurau bersama.

So your sentence is fine, but the exact choice of rakan, whether to mark the plural, and whether to include bersama can all vary depending on context and style.