Pasukan ini dalam liga.

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.

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.

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.

Both di and dalam can relate to location, but they are used a bit differently.

• di is a very general preposition meaning at / in / on
• dalam means in / inside / within

In a sentence like this, dalam liga suggests being within the league, as a member or participant. It sounds natural for the idea of belonging to a league.

Very roughly:

• di sekolah = at school
• dalam kotak = in the box
• dalam liga = in the league

No. Malay does not have articles like a, an, or the.

So:

• liga can mean a league, the league, or just league
• the exact meaning depends on context

If the meaning given is the league, that comes from context, not from a special word in Malay.

Pasukan is a noun meaning team.

It can refer to a sports team, military unit, or other organized group depending on context. In this sentence, it clearly means team.

Yes.

• pasukan = team
• ini = this

Together, pasukan ini means this team.

This whole phrase is the subject of the sentence.

The structure is:

• Pasukan ini = subject
• dalam liga = predicate / prepositional phrase

So the pattern is basically:

• [Noun phrase] + [prepositional phrase]

Malay often allows this without adding a verb like is.

Yes, depending on context.

Because Malay has no articles, liga could be interpreted as:

• a league
• the league

But in most learning contexts, it is often translated as the league if the league is already known.

A simple English-friendly guide is:

• pasukan ≈ pah-SOO-kahn
• ini ≈ ee-NEE
• dalam ≈ DAH-lahm
• liga ≈ LEE-gah

Malay pronunciation is usually quite regular, and each vowel is normally pronounced clearly.

Not if you want the exact meaning This team is in the league.

• Pasukan ini = this team
• ini pasukan usually means this is a team or this team... only in a different structure, depending on context

So for this team, the normal form is pasukan ini.

Yes, it is understandable and natural as a simple statement.

A native speaker might also say other things depending on context, such as a more specific sentence about joining or competing in a league, but Pasukan ini dalam liga is a straightforward and correct way to express the basic idea that the team is in the league.