Indonesian
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Updated
2007-02-21 22:46
Verbs
| Indonesian | English |
|---|---|
| mempunyai | to have |
| menyapa | to greet |
Bahasa Indonesia, now refer to as BI is of based on Malay dialect, the same language adopted in Malaysia due to its historical lingua franca role in the region.
Structure of Bahasa Indonesia
S V O
John naik sepeda.
John rides bicycle.
Adjective Noun formation
In englisn: Beautiful girl -> Adj Noun
In Bahasa: gadis cantik -> Noun Adj
Some list of Nound adj compound here to drill:
| Bahasa | English |
|---|---|
| Buah masak | ripe fruit |
| Anak badung | naughty kid |
| Semut hitam | black ant |
| Kota tua | old town |
| Mobil mewah | luxury car |
| teh manis | sweet tea |
| kopi pahit | bitter hence black coffee |
| bidadari manis | sweet angel |
| langit biru | blue sky |
Basic verb form
The basic verb form is quite useful already without any sophistication.Later I will expand the verb with suffixes, the only thing that might be a little hard to master in Bahasa. Well they said, bahasa is easy. So let's get on it further.
To be
You don't need it in bahasa
I am beautiful is simply "saya cantik"
I am lost is simply "saya sesat"
To do
You could easily import foreign word using me- construction.| English Noun | imported word | meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Composition | mengkomposisi | to compose |
| Interuption | menginterupsi | to interrupt |
| Disqualificaton | mendisqualifikasi | to disqualify |
| Organization | mengorganisasi | to organize |
| Confirmation | mengkonfirmasi | to confirm |
| Consolidation | mengkonsolidasi | to consolidate |





