Last updated on January 21, 2024
Structures
Unlike English, Indonesian verbs don’t change depending on tense. Indicating the past or future tense only requires inserting words that indicate the time, in a very regular system.
- Saya minum kopi.
- I drink coffee.
- Saya belum minum kopi.
- I haven’t drinken coffee yet.
- Saya telah minum kopi.
- I drank or have drinken coffee.
- Saya sudah minum kopi.
- I drank or have drinken coffee)
- Saya akan minum kopi besok.
- I will drink coffee tomorrow.
- Saya mau minum kopi.
- I want to drink coffee.
- Saya sedang minum kopi.
- I am drinking coffee.
- Saya minum kopi kemarin
- I drank coffee yesterday.
- Kemarin, saya minum kopi.
- Yesterday, I drank coffee.
Types
The type of sentences in Indonesian are:
- Active sentence
- Passive sentence
- Interrogative
- Imperative
The above types can be presented as a statement, negation or declaration.
Negation.
Generally the Indonesian language has two negations: tidak and bukan. But there are also belum and jangan.