Auxiliary verbs or known more as kata bantu in Indonesia, are words that sometimes occur on its own. Sometimes, kata bantu also occurs in front of other verbs. The additional of kata bantu gives extra dimension of meaning of the verb. It explains the reaction or aspect of the action does. Also learn Indonesian conversation […]
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Young people should always have big dreams and passion. But the journey does not always as smooth as it ought to be. While you are retrieving your dreams and learning bahasa Indonesia, burn your spirit with these quotes from former and present Indonesian presidents. 1. Soekarno Gantungkanlah Cita-citamu setinggi langit! Bermimpilah setinggi langit. Jika […]
After learning Indonesian grammar exercise, the next course to learn is question word order. Constructing question in Indonesia is not as difficult as in English. In general, Bahasa Indonesian employs S-V-O word order with no verb changes (due to time, gender, or number of the subject). Indonesian question word can be divided into two kinds […]
More and more people are coming to Indonesia every year for vacation and other purposes. This forces them, whom native language is not Indonesian, to learn to speak Bahasa. Actually, learning Bahasa is not as difficult as learning other languages. If you are learning Bahasa for short vacation only, you can learn the Indonesian conversation. […]
Indonesian grammar is not as complex as English grammar. There is no verb changing to indicate past, present, and future. Adverb of time and certain conjugation are used to form the tenses. Different from other languages, there is no ending to attach to the verbs due to tenses change or object gender. Indonesian Verbs Conjugation […]
Bahasa Indonesia is considered as a language with no complex grammatical rules. There is no verbs changing, words gender differences, and the like. It should be pretty easy to learn Indonesian grammar. Learning Indonesian grammar is important to construct Indonesian sentence. Also learn more about Indonesian sentence structure. Indonesian Sentence Construction Indonesian sentence construction can […]
Prefix plays important role in Bahasa Indonesia as it forms most of the words. Indonesian root words are mostly combined with prefix to create different meaning. Some people think that the use of prefix, suffix, and infix can be quite tricky. However, if you have better understanding of the words, there should be no problem. […]
Many Indonesian words are combination of root words and prefix to create a completely new meaning. There are numbers of prefix used in Bahasa Indonesia including prefix ter-. It can be combined with verbs, adjectives, and sometimes nouns to create a new word. Even though Indonesian ter- is considered as prefix, but not all words starting […]
Bahasa Indonesia uses prefix, affix, and infixes to form verbs. It is used in nouns, numbers, and even verbs to create new meaning. Prefix me- is mostly used to form active verbs. Indonesian me- Prefix Formula The use of prefix me- may make minor changes to the spelling or infliction to create smooth pronunciation transition. […]
Indonesian words are mostly formed with combination of root words, prefix, suffix, affix, and infix. The addition of prefix to root word may create a new word with different meaning. Indonesian Prefix Pe- In this post we are going to discuss about the use of prefix pe-. Also learn more about Indonesian root words before […]