Written Separately.
Particle ‘pun’ can act as a focusing adjunct. It identifies the most important thing involved in what being said. In this case ‘pun’ means ‘juga, pula'(too, also, as well). ‘Pun’ always follows the subject of the clause and acts to emphasize it. It is written as a separate word.
- Apa pun yang dimakannya, ia tetap kurus.
- Whatever he eats, he’s still skinny.
- Hendak pulang pun sudah tak ada mobil.
- Even if I want to go home, there’s no car.
- Jangankan dua kali, satu kali pun engkau belum pernah datang ke rumahku.
- Let alone twice, you haven’t even come to my house for once.
- Jika ayah pergi, adik pun ingin pergi.
- If father goes, my little brother wants to go too.
- Setelah rapat berakhir, Nina pun pulang ke rumah.
- After the meeting ended, Nina then went home.
- Teriakannya sangat keras, tetangga pun berdatangan.
- Her scream was so loud, the neighbors then began arriving.
Written as One Word
It an also act like a linking adjunct in some of its functions. Conjunctions and indefinite pronouns that have ‘pun’ as their final component – which is clearly related in meaning to the particle ‘pun’ – are written as one word: adapun, andaipun, ataupun, bagaimanapun, biarpun, kalaupun, kendatipun, maupun, meskipun, sekalipun, sungguhpun, walaupun, tidak seorangpun(indefinite pronoun).
- Adapun sebab-sebabnya belum diketahui.
- It so happens that the causes are not known yet.
- Bagaimanapun juga akan dicobanya menyelesaikan tugas itu.
- No matter what, he will try to finish his job.
- Baik mahasiswa maupun mahasiswi ikut berdemonstrasi.
- Both the male students and the female students participate in the protest.
- Sekalipun belum memuaskan, hasil pekerjaannya dapat dijadikan pegangan.
- Although it’s not satisfactory yet, his work can be used as a manual.
- Walaupun miskin, ia selalu gembira.
- Even though he’s poor. he’s always happy.
- Tidak seorangpun yang tahu apa yang terjadi.
- No one knows what happened.