Tugas ini mustahil.

this

Breakdown of Tugas ini mustahil.

• tugas: the assignment
• mustahil: impossible

Questions & Answers about Tugas ini mustahil.

Why is there no word for is in Tugas ini mustahil?

In Indonesian, you usually do not need a verb like is/am/are when the predicate is a noun, adjective, or sometimes a phrase.

So:

• Tugas ini mustahil = This task is impossible

Literally, it is more like:

• task this impossible

This is completely normal in Indonesian.
If you want, you can sometimes use words like adalah in more formal contexts, but adalah is not normally used before adjectives here.

So:

• Tugas ini mustahil ✅ natural
• Tugas ini adalah mustahil ❌ unnatural

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What does tugas mean exactly?

Tugas usually means:

• task
• assignment
• duty

The best translation depends on context.

For example:

• in school: assignment
• at work: task
• in a broader sense: duty

So Tugas ini mustahil could mean:

• This task is impossible
• This assignment is impossible

depending on the situation.

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