Questions & Answers about Pasukan ini dalam liga.
Why does ini come after pasukan instead of before it?
In Malay, demonstratives like ini (this) and itu (that) usually come after the noun.
So:
- pasukan ini = this team
- liga itu = that league
This is different from English, where this comes before the noun.
Why is there no word for is in the sentence?
Malay often leaves out the verb to be in simple sentences.
So:
- Pasukan ini dalam liga. literally looks like This team in league
- but it naturally means This team is in the league
This is very common in Malay. In many basic statements, you do not need a separate word for is / am / are.
What does dalam mean here?
Dalam often means in or inside.
In this sentence:
- dalam liga = in the league
It works much like English in when talking about being part of something or located within something.
Why is it dalam liga and not something like di liga?