Bangunan ini baru.

this

Breakdown of Bangunan ini baru.

• baru: new
• bangunan: the building

Questions & Answers about Bangunan ini baru.

Why is baru placed after bangunan instead of before it?

In Malay, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe.

• bangunan baru = new building
• literally: building new

So Bangunan ini baru follows normal Malay word order:

• bangunan ini = this building
• baru = new

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?

Malay often leaves out the verb to be when linking a subject to an adjective or noun.

So:

• Bangunan ini baru literally looks like This building new
• but it naturally means This building is new

This is completely normal in Malay.

Why does ini come after bangunan?

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

So:

• bangunan ini = this building
• bangunan itu = that building

This is different from English, where this comes before the noun.

Does bangunan mean only building, or can it mean a building and the building too?