Breakdown of Dia menghayati peran itu.
itu
that
dia
she
peran
the role
menghayati
to internalize; portray with feeling
Questions & Answers about Dia menghayati peran itu.
Why doesn’t dia tell me whether it means he or she?
Because dia is gender-neutral in Indonesian. It can mean either he or she.
Indonesian usually does not mark gender in third-person pronouns the way English does. You figure it out from context.
- Dia = he or she
- Mereka = they
So in this sentence, you need context to know which person is being talked about.
Can I say ia instead of dia here?
Yes. Ia menghayati peran itu is also correct.
The main difference is style and grammar:
- dia is very common in everyday speech and writing
- ia is a bit more formal/literary
Also, ia is mainly used as a subject. Dia is more flexible overall.
So in this sentence, both work, but dia sounds more everyday and natural in many contexts.
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