If you're trying to learn Malay Prepositions which is also called Malaysian, check our courses about time and place prepositions and and demonstrative pronouns... to help you with your Malay grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Malay. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Malay Prepositions displayed below is vital to the language. Malay prepositions link nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition. Here are some examples:
| English Prepositions | Malay Prepositions |
|---|---|
| Prepositions | Preposisi |
| inside the house | di dalam rumah |
| outside the car | di luar kereta |
| with me | bersama saya |
| without him | tanpa dia |
| under the table | di bawah meja |
| after tomorrow | lusa |
| before sunset | sebelum matahari terbenam |
| but I'm busy | tapi saya sibuk |
Notice the structure of the Prepositions in Malay.
Below is a list of the Time place and demonstrative pronouns in Malay placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Malay vocabulary.
| English Prepositions | Malay Prepositions |
|---|---|
| about | tentang |
| above | di atas |
| across | di seberang |
| after | selepas |
| against | terhadap |
| among | antara |
| around | sekitar |
| as | sebagai |
| at | di |
| before | sebelum |
| behind | di belakang |
| below | di bawah |
| beneath | di bawah |
| beside | di sebelah |
| between | di antara |
| beyond | luar |
| but | tetapi |
| by | oleh |
| despite | walaupun |
| down | ke bawah |
| during | selama |
| except | kecuali |
| for | untuk |
| from | dari |
| in | di/di dalam |
| inside | di dalam |
| into | ke dalam |
| near | berhampiran |
| next | seterusnya |
| of | dari |
| on | pada |
| opposite | seberang |
| out | di luar |
| outside | di luar |
| over | atas |
| per | setiap |
| plus | tambah |
| round | bulat |
| since | sejak |
| than | daripada |
| through | melalui |
| till | sampai |
| to | untuk |
| toward | ke arah |
| under | bawah |
| unlike | tidak seperti |
| until | sehingga |
| up | ke atas |
| via | melalui |
| with | dengan |
| within | dalam |
| without | tanpa |
| two words | dua perkataan |
| according to | menurut |
| because of | kerana |
| close to | berhampiran |
| due to | disebabkan oleh |
| except for | kecuali |
| far from | jauh dari |
| inside of | dalam |
| instead of | daripada |
| near to | berhampiran |
| next to | sebelah |
| outside of | di luar |
| prior to | sebelum |
| three words | tiga perkataan |
| as far as | sejauh |
| as well as | mahupun |
| in addition to | disamping |
| in front of | di depan |
| in spite of | walaupun |
| on behalf of | bagi pihak |
| on top of | di atas |
| demonstrative pronouns | preposisi demonstratif |
| this | ini |
| that | bahawa |
| these | ini |
| those | itu |
Time place and demonstrative pronouns have a very important role in Malay. Once you're done with the Malaysian Prepositions, you might want to check the rest of our Malay lessons here: Learn Malay. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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