Pengadil itu tegas.

that

Breakdown of Pengadil itu tegas.

• tegas: strict
• pengadil: the referee

Questions & Answers about Pengadil itu tegas.

What does pengadil mean here?

Pengadil means judge, referee, or umpire, depending on the context.

In everyday Malay, pengadil often refers to someone who makes decisions in a competition, game, or dispute. The exact English word depends on the situation:

• in sports: referee or umpire
• in a formal decision-making setting: judge

It comes from the root adil, which is related to fair or just.

What does itu mean in this sentence?

Itu literally means that, but in sentences like this it can also function a lot like the in English.

So pengadil itu can mean:

• that referee/judge
• the referee/judge

Malay does not have a direct equivalent of English the and a/an, so words like itu and ini often help make a noun more specific.

Why does itu come after pengadil, not before it?

In Malay, demonstratives such as ini (this) and itu (that) usually come after the noun.

So:

• pengadil itu = that/the referee
• buku itu = that/the book
• rumah ini = this house

This is different from English, where this and that normally come before the noun.