Pelajaran 3 – Lesson 3

Preposition – Kata Arah

Lesson Points

• In Malay, prepositions are used to literally describe the places where things are placed . They are also used to show directions.

• For example, the same prepositions can be used to describe where certain things are or how they are placed.

• Prefixes di and ke are often used to tell where the things are. di means ‘at’ ke means ‘to’

• Let’s look at these examples:

Malay English Malay English

Di atas Above, on top,

Ke atas To put it above,

Di depan In front of Ke depan To move forward

Di tepi At the side Ke tepi To move aside

List of commonly used prepositions

Malay English Malay English

tepi At the side Sana/situ there

tengah In the middle dalam inside

atas above luar outside

bawah below antara between

belakang At the back kiri left

Hadapan/depan

In front kanan right

sini here sisi Alongside/next to you

Points to rememberPeringatan

• Do remember that in Malay, prepositions must have the prefixes di and ke to describe the places more specifically.

For example :• Di tepi di tengah, di sana, di situ • Ke atas, ke bawah , ke belakang

Examples in sentences:Saya suka ke sana. – I like to go there.Dia duduk di atas kerusi – She sits on a chair.

Puan Ida/2005