Kucing muntah dan cirit-birit kerana jangkitan.

the cat

Breakdown of Kucing muntah dan cirit-birit kerana jangkitan.

• dan: and
• kerana: because of
• jangkitan: the infection

Questions & Answers about Kucing muntah dan cirit-birit kerana jangkitan.

Why is there no word for the, a, or an in Kucing and jangkitan?

Malay does not use articles the way English does. So:

• kucing can mean a cat, the cat, or even cats
• jangkitan can mean an infection or the infection

The exact meaning depends on context.

So Kucing muntah dan cirit-birit kerana jangkitan could be understood as something like:

• The cat is vomiting and has diarrhea because of an infection
• A cat vomits and has diarrhea because of infection

If you want to make the cat more specific, Malay often adds something like itu:

• Kucing itu muntah dan cirit-birit kerana jangkitan = That/The cat is vomiting and has diarrhea because of an infection

Is kucing singular or plural here?

By itself, kucing does not clearly show singular or plural. It can mean:

• cat
• cats

Usually context tells you which one is meant.

If Malay really wants to make the plural explicit, it can use reduplication:

• kucing-kucing = cats

But in normal sentences, speakers often leave nouns unmarked for number unless it matters.