I am indeed Ashley. Kindred you are extremely helpful! Really put that into nice examples. Cheers. Is Tak-de another joint word combo?

ah ... i almost forgot ... there's another use for ( bukan ) .. which is to form a question ... but again they shorten it to ( kan ) ... lets do some sentences again to make it clear lol ..... Bukan Anda Belajar Bahasa Melayu = Arent u learning malay ??? .... Anda Ashely , kan ? = u r ashely , right ?

you should understand that malay people tend to make short forms in there daily speaking ... so i thought of telling u about the short form of the negation tools .... u ( almost ) never hear a malay saying ( Tidak ) ... they say ( tak ) ... so get used to it ... and although ( tiada ) is a short form itself but its not wisely used too ... they prefer ( Tak-de )

Tiada is a short form of ( Tidak Ada ) ... Ada means ( to have ) or ( to be located at ) ... lets do some sentences to make it clear .... Saya Tiada Duit = I don't have money ( u should pay me , i guess i'm helping u a bit lol ) .... Saya Tiada di rumah = I'm not at home ( Di = at , Rumah = home or house )

Tidak and Bukan are the main negation tools in malay ... yet they are used in different ways anyway ... u can use ( tidak ) to negate almost everything , but u cant use ( bukan ) to negate actions Let me give u some examples : __________ Saya Tidak Cakap Bahasa Melayu = i dont speak malay ... and thats a correct sentences ____________ Saya Bukan Cakap Bahasa Melayu = crap lol ... u cant negate verbs with Bukan ____________ Saya Bukan Orang Melayu = i'm not a malay ( correct ) Saya Tidak Orang Melayu = i'm not a malay ( well , its not wrong .. but it sounds a bit weird ) _______ Saya Tidak Lapar = i'm not Hungry ( correct ) ________ Saya Bukan Lapar = i'm not hungry ( correct too ) ________ so u can use ( tidak ) to negate actions , adverbs ... but its a bit weird to use it with adjectives yet its not wrong ... but its better to use ( bukan ) with adjectives