"Laki-laki itu berpura-pura menjadi kucing."

Translation: That man is pretending to be a cat.

[ppXmUUP5]

How should I know that "laki-laki itu" means "that man" not "those men"??

[Animous1]

I think "itu" can be translated to both "those" (plural form) and "that" (singular form)

[Ms.Fixer]

No. "Laki-laki" (or "lelaki) itself is "a man". Attaching "itu" doesn't change the number. You need to add "para" in front of "laki-laki" to make it plural.

[Gann_BEP]

Siapa tuh? Orang apa kucing? Kucing… Oh, old but gold!

[kuyaC]

Is "apa" used like "or" in that sentence?

[AlvinKurni]

yep, it's an old joke.

"who's there a cat or a man?"
"a cat"

[Kanrei]

:3 Ah ok I understand.

[kuyaC]

Whats the plural form?

[Naruru-_-]

Para laki-laki

[ell457768]

Laki laki can be a man or boy no?

[RonLawler1]

How then would you pluralise this whole statement eg those men are pretending to be a cat. Isn't it the same?

[RonLawler1]

It could be singular or plural?

[Kanrei]

:3 Tetapi saya kucing sebenarnya!