Kami tawar-menawar dengan penjual.

we

Breakdown of Kami tawar-menawar dengan penjual.

• dengan: with
• penjual: the seller
• tawar-menawar: to bargain; haggle

Questions & Answers about Kami tawar-menawar dengan penjual.

Why does the sentence use kami instead of kita?

In Indonesian, both kami and kita can mean we, but they are not interchangeable.

• kami = we, but not including the person being spoken to
• kita = we, including the person being spoken to

So Kami tawar-menawar dengan penjual means we bargained with the seller, where the listener is not part of we.

If you said Kita tawar-menawar dengan penjual, it would mean that the listener was also involved in the bargaining.

What does tawar-menawar mean exactly?

Tawar-menawar means to bargain, to haggle, or to negotiate a price.

It usually refers to the back-and-forth process between buyer and seller, especially in markets or informal buying situations.

So this sentence suggests not just a single offer, but an exchange like:

• one side offers a price
• the other side responds
• they go back and forth

That is why tawar-menawar feels more like haggling than just making one offer.

Why is tawar-menawar repeated with a hyphen?