Preskripsi itu menyatakan dos ubat titis.

that

Breakdown of Preskripsi itu menyatakan dos ubat titis.

• menyatakan: to state
• dos: the dose
• preskripsi: the prescription

Questions & Answers about Preskripsi itu menyatakan dos ubat titis.

Why is itu placed after preskripsi instead of before it?

In Malay, demonstratives such as ini and itu normally come after the noun.

So:

preskripsi itu = that prescription / the prescription

This is standard Malay word order. English says that prescription, but Malay says prescription that.

Does itu mean that or the here?

Literally, itu means that. But in real usage, it often also helps mark something as specific or already known, so English may translate it as the.

So preskripsi itu could feel like:

• that prescription
• the prescription

The best choice depends on context.

What does menyatakan mean, and how is it formed?

Menyatakan means to state, to specify, or to declare.

It comes from the root nyata, with the verbal pattern meN-...-kan added to it. In many cases, this pattern forms an active transitive verb, meaning a verb that takes an object.

Here, the object is dos ubat titis.

So:

• menyatakan = state / specify
• menyatakan dos ubat titis = state/specify the dosage of the drops