diff --git a/src/malay/NounMay.gf b/src/malay/NounMay.gf
index a4f6556e..30c352b2 100644
--- a/src/malay/NounMay.gf
+++ b/src/malay/NounMay.gf
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ concrete NounMay of Noun = CatMay ** open ResMay, Prelude in {
   -- : N2 -> NP -> CN ;
   ComplN2 n2 np = useN n2 ** {
     s = \\nf =>
-      case <n2.c2.isPoss, np.a, nf> of {
-        <True, IsPron p, NF num _>
-          => n2.s ! NF num (Poss p) ++ np.empty ;
+      case <n2.c2.prepType, np.a, nf> of {
+        <DirObj, IsPron p, NF num _>
+          => n2.s ! NF num (Poss p) ++ np.empty ; -- DirObj is reused here to mean possession
         _ => n2.s ! nf ++ applyPrep n2.c2 np
       }
     } ;
diff --git a/src/malay/ParamMay.gf b/src/malay/ParamMay.gf
index 6f60b52e..6d47d18c 100644
--- a/src/malay/ParamMay.gf
+++ b/src/malay/ParamMay.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 resource ParamMay = ParamX ** open Prelude in {
 
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@@ -119,6 +120,8 @@ param
 
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 -- Prepositions
+param
+  PrepType = DirObj | EmptyPrep | OtherPrep ;
 
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 -- Verbs
diff --git a/src/malay/RelativeMay.gf b/src/malay/RelativeMay.gf
index 5dbf128a..d9cc71a0 100644
--- a/src/malay/RelativeMay.gf
+++ b/src/malay/RelativeMay.gf
@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@ lin
     subj = rp.s            -- yang
         ++ cls.subj ;      -- saya
     pred = \\per,pol =>
-           cls.pred ! Root ! pol   -- ikut sama
-      ++ case cls.c2.isPoss of {
-        True => [] ;
-        False => cls.c2.obj ! per} -- dengan+nya (depends on the head, not known yet)
+      let object : Str = case cls.c2.prepType of {
+            OtherPrep
+              => cls.c2.obj ! per ; -- depends on the head, not known yet
+            _ => [] -- if the preposition is dir.obj or empty, no obj. pronoun
+            } ;
+      in cls.pred ! Root ! pol   -- ikut sama
+      ++ object                  -- dengan+nya
     } ;
 
   -- : RP ;
diff --git a/src/malay/ResMay.gf b/src/malay/ResMay.gf
index 75d8064f..0ee2a6e0 100644
--- a/src/malay/ResMay.gf
+++ b/src/malay/ResMay.gf
@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@ oper
   Preposition : Type = {
     s : Str ;             -- dengan
     obj : Person => Str ; -- dengan+nya -- needed in relative clauses to refer to the object
-    isPoss : Bool ; -- TODO rename, the name is confusing
+    prepType : PrepType ; -- TODO rename, the name is confusing
     } ;
 
   mkPrep : Str -> Preposition = \dengan -> {
     s = dengan ;
     obj = \\p => dengan + poss2str (Poss p) ;
-    isPoss = False ;
+    prepType = OtherPrep ;
     } ;
 
   -- direct object: "hits him" -> "memukul+nya"
@@ -121,22 +121,22 @@ oper
       P1 => BIND ++ "ku" ;
       P2 => BIND ++ "mu" ;
       P3 => BIND ++ "nya" } ;
-    isPoss = True ;
+    prepType = DirObj ;
     } ;
 
   -- truly empty
   emptyPrep : Preposition = {
     s = [] ;
     obj = \\_ => [] ;
-    isPoss = True ;
+    prepType = EmptyPrep ;
     } ;
 
   datPrep : Preposition = mkPrep "kepada" ;
 
   applyPrep : Preposition -> NounPhrase -> Str = \prep,np ->
-    case np.a of {
-      IsPron p => prep.obj ! p ++ np.empty ;
-      NotPron => prep.s ++ np.s ! Bare
+    case <np.a, prep.prepType> of {
+      <IsPron p,OtherPrep> => prep.obj ! p ++ np.empty ;
+      _                    => prep.s ++ np.s ! Bare
     } ;
 
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