Pemain itu ofsaid.

In Malay, a present-time to be verb is often left out. So a sentence can go straight from the subject to a word describing its state.

That is why Pemain itu ofsaid naturally means The player is offside, even though there is no separate word for is.

Pemain means player.

It comes from the root main, which means to play. So pemain is literally someone who plays.

Itu literally means that, but in many contexts it can also make the noun definite, so pemain itu can mean that player or the player.

In Malay, words like ini and itu usually come after the noun they describe. So Malay says pemain itu, not itu pemain, when it means that/the player.

It can mean either one, depending on context.

• If you are identifying someone, it may feel more like that player.
• If the person is already known from the situation, English may translate it as the player.

Malay does not have a direct equivalent of the English article the, so itu often helps do that job.

Here ofsaid describes the player's condition or position, so it works like a predicate adjective in English.

So structurally, Pemain itu ofsaid is like saying:

The player + offside

with Malay simply leaving out is.

Ofsaid is a Malay spelling of the English sports term offside.

Malay often borrows English words and adapts the spelling to fit Malay pronunciation and spelling conventions. In sports contexts, ofsaid is a normal Malay form.

In Malay, a noun like pemain can be singular or plural depending on context.

In this sentence, it is normally understood as singular, because itu points to one specific player. If you clearly wanted players, you might say pemain-pemain itu, although context often makes plurality clear without repeating the noun.

Normally, no. That would sound less natural.

In everyday Malay, the most natural version is simply Pemain itu ofsaid. If you want a fuller or more formal sentence, Malay would more naturally say something like Pemain itu berada dalam kedudukan ofsaid, meaning The player is in an offside position.