Vaksin ini untuk anjing.

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Breakdown of Vaksin ini untuk anjing.

• anjing: the dog
• untuk: for
• vaksin: the vaccine

Questions & Answers about Vaksin ini untuk anjing.

What does each word in Vaksin ini untuk anjing mean?

• vaksin = vaccine
• ini = this
• untuk = for
• anjing = dog / dogs

So the sentence structure is literally vaccine this for dog(s), which naturally means This vaccine is for dogs.

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?

In Malay, the verb to be is often left out in simple sentences like this.

So:

• Vaksin ini untuk anjing = This vaccine is for dogs

Malay does not need a separate word for is here. This is very common. English requires is, but Malay often does not.

Why does ini come after vaksin instead of before it?

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

So:

• vaksin ini = this vaccine
• anjing itu = that dog

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

Does anjing mean dog or dogs here?