Word
Dia sedang hamil.
Meaning
She is pregnant.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Dia sedang hamil.
Why does dia not tell you whether the person is he or she?
In Indonesian, dia is a third-person singular pronoun that does not mark gender. It can mean he or she, depending on context.
So Dia sedang hamil could only refer to a woman in real-world meaning, but grammatically dia itself is still gender-neutral.
A few related notes:
- dia = he / she
- ia = a more formal written variant of dia
- beliau = he / she, but respectful, used for someone honored or of higher status
What does sedang mean here?
Sedang marks that something is in progress or currently happening. In many sentences, it works a bit like be + -ing in English.
So:
- Dia sedang makan = He/She is eating.
- Dia sedang belajar = He/She is studying.
In Dia sedang hamil, sedang gives the sense of currently being in the state of pregnancy.
Even though pregnancy is not an action like eating, Indonesian can still use sedang to emphasize the present ongoing state.
Is hamil a verb or an adjective?