Perniagaan itu berjaya.

Malay often leaves out the verb to be when linking a subject to a description.

So:

• Perniagaan itu berjaya = literally something like That business successful
• Natural English translation: The business is successful or The business succeeded, depending on context

This is very normal in Malay. You do not need a separate word for is here.

Itu literally means that, but in many sentences it also helps make a noun definite, a bit like the in English.

So:

• perniagaan = business
• perniagaan itu = that business / the business

In this sentence, itu tells you we are talking about a specific business, not just business in general.

Also note the word order:

• perniagaan itu = that business
• not itu perniagaan in normal usage for this meaning

In Malay, demonstratives like ini and itu usually come after the noun.

It is often best for learners to think of berjaya as a stative word that can work like either:

• an adjective: successful
• or a verb: to succeed

So this sentence can be understood as:

• The business is successful
• or The business succeeded

Which one sounds best depends on context.

That flexibility is common in Malay, where the line between adjective and verb is often less strict than in English.

Berjaya comes from the root jaya, which is related to success, victory, or triumph.

The prefix ber- often forms verbs meaning something like:

• to have
• to possess
• to engage in
• to be in a certain state

So berjaya means something like:

• to succeed
• to be successful

You do not need to translate the parts separately every time, but knowing the root can help you recognize related words.

Yes. Perniagaan is related to the root niaga, which has to do with trade or doing business.

Perniagaan is a noun meaning:

• business
• commerce
• enterprise

So in this sentence, perniagaan itu refers to the business itself.

This is a useful example of how Malay often builds nouns from roots by adding affixes.

Yes, you can, but the meaning becomes less specific.

Compare:

• Perniagaan itu berjaya = That/The business is successful
• Perniagaan berjaya = can sound more general, less definite, or more dependent on context

Without itu, it may feel more like:

• a general statement
• a headline style
• or a less clearly defined noun phrase

If you mean one specific business already known in the conversation, itu is very natural.

You would say:

• Perniagaan itu tidak berjaya.

Use tidak, not bukan.

Why?

• tidak is used to negate verbs and adjectives/descriptions
• bukan is mainly used to negate nouns or make contrasts

Since berjaya is functioning as a descriptive/verbal predicate here, tidak is the correct choice.

Malay does not normally mark tense on the verb the way English does.

So Perniagaan itu berjaya could mean:

• The business is successful
• The business was successful
• sometimes even The business succeeded

The time is usually understood from context.

If you want to make time clearer, Malay can add time words or aspect markers, for example:

• Perniagaan itu sudah berjaya = the business has already succeeded / become successful
• Perniagaan itu telah berjaya = the business succeeded / has succeeded
• Perniagaan itu akan berjaya = the business will succeed / will be successful

Not exactly in the same way.

Perniagaan itu berjaya is a full sentence:
The business is successful.

If you want a noun phrase like a successful business, a clearer form is:

• perniagaan yang berjaya

The yang helps link the noun to the description.

So:

• Perniagaan itu berjaya. = The business is successful.
• perniagaan yang berjaya = a successful business

In simple descriptions, Malay often puts modifiers after the noun, and yang is very common when the description is more clause-like.

A simple English-friendly guide is:

• perniagaan: per-nee-ah-gah-ahn
• itu: ee-too
• berjaya: ber-jah-yah

A few useful notes:

• j sounds like English j in job
• r is usually lightly tapped or rolled, not the strong English r
• Malay vowels are usually pronounced clearly, so jaya is ja-ya, not one blended sound
• perniagaan has several distinct vowels: per-ni-a-ga-an

For a basic sentence like this, yes, the standard order is:

• subject
  • predicate
• Perniagaan itu
  • berjaya

Also, inside the subject phrase, the demonstrative comes after the noun:

• perniagaan itu = that business
• not itu perniagaan for the same normal meaning

So the standard sentence is:

• Perniagaan itu berjaya.

That is the natural basic order a learner should use first.