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Belum & Jangan

Belum

Belum(not yet) combines the meanings of bukan/tidak plus temporal marker sudah.

  • Dia belum profesor. – He’s not a professor yet.
  • Mereka belum berangkat. – They haven’t left yet.

Jangan

  • Jangan(don’t) occurs in imperative constructions.
  • Jangan merokok disini! – Don’t smoke here!
  • Jangan tidur! – Don’t go to sleep!

In the presence of jangan prefix me-(active) and di-(passive) on transitive verb is optional.

  • Jangan (mem)baca buku itu sekarang! – Don’t read that book now!
  • Pakaian ini tidak kotor. Jangan (di)cuci! – These clothes aren’t dirty. Don’t wash them!
  • Jangan (men)cuci sekarang! Kita harus pergi. – Don’t was now! We have to go.
  • Diangkat! Jangan diseret! – Lift it! Don’t drag it!
Adapted from Indonesian Reference Grammar by Dr. James Sneddon
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