The article si and sang have no equivalent in English. We use sang for presidents, princes, kings, and so on. As for si, it is used as respectful titles to describe the…
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One of the most frequent and useful words in Indonesian is ada. Ada doesn’t have a single equivalent in English, so it is not easy to describe succinctly…
Yang is probably the most frequent word in the Indonesian language. It has quite a variety of functions and meanings. Basically yang is a connector…
Supaya is used to offer advice or make suggestions. Supaya appears after certain verbs that ask (e.g. minta), recommend (e.g. menyarankan), suggest (e.g. mengusulkan), advise (e.g. menasihatkan) or…
Indonesian adverbs are words that modify any part of language other than a noun. Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives (including numbers), clauses, sentences and other…
Indonesian adverbs are words that modify any part of language other than a noun. Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives (including numbers), clauses, sentences and other…
Indonesian adverbs are words that modify any part of language other than a noun. Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives (including numbers), clauses, sentences and other…
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…
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…