Kami menemukan barang antik di pasar loak.

Both kami and kita can mean we, but they are not interchangeable.

• kami = we, but not including the listener
• kita = we, including the listener

So Kami menemukan barang antik di pasar loak means the speaker and their group found the antique item(s), but the person being spoken to was not part of that group.

Menemukan means to find or to discover.

It comes from the root temu, which is related to meeting or encountering. With affixes, it becomes a verb:

• temu = root
• meN- ... -kan = a common verb-forming pattern
• menemukan = to find

In everyday learning, it is best to remember menemukan as a whole word meaning find.

In Indonesian, adjectives usually come after the noun.

So:

• barang = item, thing, goods
• antik = antique

Therefore:

• barang antik = antique item / antique goods

This is different from English, where adjectives usually come before the noun.

More examples:

• rumah besar = big house
• mobil baru = new car

Barang is a general word meaning thing, item, or goods.

In this sentence, barang antik could refer to:

• an antique object
• an antique item
• antique goods

It is a broad, flexible noun. Indonesian often uses general words like barang where English might choose something more specific depending on context.

Here, di is a preposition meaning in, at, or on, depending on context.

So:

• di pasar loak = at the flea market

Important distinction:

• di written separately is a preposition: di rumah = at home
• di- attached to a verb is a passive prefix: dibeli = bought

In this sentence, di pasar loak is a place phrase, so di is separate.

Pasar loak means flea market or secondhand market.

• pasar = market
• loak refers to used, old, or secondhand goods

Together, pasar loak is the natural expression for a place where used or old items are sold, often including antiques, vintage objects, and cheap secondhand goods.

Indonesian verbs do not change form for tense the way English verbs do.

So menemukan can mean:

• find
• found
• have found

The time is usually understood from:

• context
• time words

For example:

• Kemarin kami menemukan barang antik di pasar loak. = Yesterday we found an antique item at the flea market.
• Tadi kami menemukan barang antik di pasar loak. = Earlier we found an antique item at the flea market.

Without a time word, the sentence is neutral and context decides the time.

Indonesian does not usually use articles like a, an, or the.

So barang antik can mean:

• an antique item
• the antique item
• antique goods

The exact meaning depends on context.

If needed, Indonesian can add words for clarity, but very often it simply leaves articles out.

By itself, barang antik does not clearly show singular or plural.

It could mean:

• an antique item
• antique items

Indonesian often leaves number unspecified unless it matters.

If a speaker wants to make it clearly plural, they might say:

• barang-barang antik = antique items
• beberapa barang antik = several antique items

So in your sentence, the phrase is naturally ambiguous unless context makes it clear.

The basic word order here is very normal and natural:

• Kami = subject
• menemukan = verb
• barang antik = object
• di pasar loak = place

So the pattern is basically:

Subject + Verb + Object + Place

You can sometimes move parts around for emphasis, but the original sentence is the most straightforward and standard form for learners.

Yes, it sounds natural and correct.

It is a clear, standard sentence that a learner can use as a model. It uses:

• a common pronoun: kami
• a common transitive verb: menemukan
• normal noun + adjective order: barang antik
• a natural place phrase: di pasar loak

So it is a good example of everyday Indonesian sentence structure.