Questions & Answers about Kami bersulang di pesta.
Why is kami used here instead of kita?
In Indonesian, both kami and kita can mean we, but they are not interchangeable.
- kami = we, not including the person being spoken to
- kita = we, including the person being spoken to
So Kami bersulang di pesta means the speaker and some other people made a toast, but the listener was not part of that group.
If the listener was also at the party and included in we, you would say:
- Kita bersulang di pesta.
What does bersulang mean exactly?
Bersulang means to make a toast or to toast, usually by raising glasses in a celebration.
It often implies something like:
- raising drinks
- saying a toast
- clinking glasses
The root is related to sulang, and the prefix ber- often forms an intransitive verb, meaning the action is done without a direct object.
So:
- Kami bersulang = We made a toast / We toasted
You do not need a direct object after bersulang in this sentence.
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