Interrogatives can be formed by:
- using Intonation and/or adding a question tag, ‘bukan‘ or ‘kan‘(colloquial) to the questions if we wish to confirm our questions;
- using particle -kah;
- using the word apa or apakah;
- using interrogative pronouns:apa, siapa, berapa, bagaimana;
- using interrogative adverbs: mengapa, di mana, ke mana, kapan.
| Si Dul ada? Si Dul ada, bukan? Si Dul ada, kan? Si Dul ada kah? Menangiskah dia? Apakah pak Ali guru? Siapa duduk disana? Bagaimana dia? Kapan dia pergi? |
Is Dul in/around? Dul is in/around, isn’t he? Dul is in/around, isn’t he? Is Dul in/around? Did she cry? Is pak Ali a teacher? Who was it that sat there? how is she? When di he go? |
Reference:
Indonesian Grammar Made Easy by Dr. Liaw Yock Fang, TIMES 1996
