| Grammar Notes: ### Lesson: Grammar and Word Breakdown of the Malay Sentence #### Sentence 1: *Gambar ini menunjukkan dapur yang selesa.* - Gambar (noun) = picture / photo - ini (demonstrative pronoun) = this - menunjukkan (verb, from *tunjuk* (infinitive) + *-kan* (causative suffix)) = shows / displays - dapur (noun) = kitchen - yang (relative pronoun) = that / which - selesa (adjective) = comfortable Grammar Tip: - *Yang* is used to introduce a relative clause (e.g., *dapur yang selesa* = "a kitchen that is comfortable"). - *-kan* in *menunjukkan* makes the verb causative (i.e., "to cause to show"). #### Sentence 2: *Seekor kucing sedang duduk di hadapan perapian batu bata.* - Seekor (numeral classifier) = one (for animals) - kucing (noun) = cat - sedang (auxiliary verb) = currently / in the process of - duduk (verb, infinitive) = to sit - di (preposition) = at / in / on - hadapan (noun) = front - perapian (noun) = fireplace - batu bata (noun) = brick Grammar Tip: - *Sedang* indicates an ongoing action (e.g., *sedang duduk* = "is sitting"). - *Di* is used for location, while *ke* means "to" (movement towards). #### Related Words: - Tunjuk (infinitive) = to point / show - Hadap (infinitive) = to face - Bata (short for *batu bata*) = brick |
