Questions & Answers about Pemain itu menanduk bola.
Why is itu placed after pemain instead of before it?
In Malay, demonstratives like ini and itu usually come after the noun.
- pemain itu = that player / the player
- bola itu = that ball / the ball
This is different from English, where we say that player, not player that.
So:
- pemain itu menanduk bola = that/the player heads the ball
Does pemain itu mean that player or the player?
It can mean either, depending on context.
In Malay, itu often works as:
- a true demonstrative: that
- a marker of something already known in context: the
So pemain itu could be understood as:
- that player
- the player
If the meaning has already been shown to the learner, the exact English choice probably depends on the situation.
Why is the verb menanduk and not just tanduk?