Helper verbs or auxiliary verbs are verbs that sometimes occur on their own, but more usually occur immediately in front of another verb. They function to give an…
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An intransitive verb does not have an object. A compound intransitive verb in Indonesian language takes the form of a phrase. It usually consists of…
An intransitive verb does not have an object. For examples cry, work, laugh, and talk. That means there’s no word in the sentence that tells who or what received the action of…
Transitive verbs in Indonesian have “endings” that change according to the grammatical role the verb is called upon to play in a sentence. It’s a verb…
In English we have a verb “to be” and a verb “to become”. A quick glance at an English dictionary will show that these are…
Indonesian verbs do not change according to number or tense, and there is no differentiation between the masculine and the feminine. You can learn how…
It is hard for English speakers to imagine a language that has no verb “to have”. Indonesian expresses the meanings and grammatical functions covered by…
Indonesian language doesn’t have the verb ‘to be’. In English, the above sentences we must use the verb “to be” (is, am, are). In Indonesian…
If a noun is combined with other words it is called Noun Phrase in which the word order is different than English. Unlike in English…
Pasang The word pasang “pair/couple” is a noun and usually refers to a male and a female: Pasang also refers to inanimate objects that come in pairs such…
A noun is a word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things. There are two basic…
Particle per means resume, each, every. Its synonyms are: mulai, tiap, demi. It’s written separately with the word it follows. Adapted from Indonesian Reference Grammar, by…