TatabahasaGrammar principle narrated with a thematic story
Tatabahasa of Bahasa Malaysia is inconsistent and at times, volatile. What is considered "correct" today may become "incorrect" within a few years. This is good news for folks who thrive on commercializing school text books because chances are low that older brother can hand down his school books to younger brother. Next year is always a different story.
So allow Wan to make a little disclaimer : While all the Malay grammar in this website is accurate at the time they are uploaded, any future changes, usually quietly, by the linguistic authorities are not my responsibility. Read at your own risk. :-)
- No personal pronouns for animals. You may be very fond of Tompok your cat, but it is a grammatical sin to say:" It is my pet" in Bahasa Malaysia when referring to Tompok. However...there are loop holes to get around this.
- Second persons in Bahasa Malaysia is the next most irritating aspect of tatabahasa even for native speakers. Off hand I can count about five different second persons and I am recording the inconsistency of their definitions here for the reference of future generations.
- First Persons"I and We" can be "mixed and matched" that is, if you know with whom you are dealing with in this story of Malaysian currency.
- Provided there isn't any future flip flopping, Passive Voices is as easy as pie if you can understand the principle in my Malaysia Airlines story.
- Are you a grammar nerd fussy about "Untuk" and "Demi"? These two words maybe synonymous but watch out for their differences in Snack Attack!
- Utusan Malaysia is not just a popular newspaper. Its first name "Utusan" is a glaring example of how Imbuhan "an"evolves since 1988
- Peribahasa or Malay proverb from head to toe.
- Johor dan bahasa dalam.
- Expressing the Future time in Malaysia Vacation
- Yang 1
- Yang 2
- Yang 3
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