Breakdown of Rumah saya kelihatan lebih rapi setelah saya memperbaiki lantai kemarin.
sebuah
a
rumah
the house
saya
I
lebih
more
kemarin
yesterday
kelihatan
to look
rapi
neat
setelah
after
memperbaiki
to repair
lantai
the floor
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Questions & Answers about Rumah saya kelihatan lebih rapi setelah saya memperbaiki lantai kemarin.
What does kelihatan mean in this sentence?
Kelihatan means "appears" or "looks." It describes the state or appearance of the house, much like saying "My house looks tidier."
Why is lebih used before rapi, and what does it imply?
Lebih means "more" and is used to form comparative expressions. When placed before rapi (which means "tidy" or "neat"), it creates the comparative "tidier" or "more neat," indicating that the house appears more organized after the repair.
What role does setelah play in this sentence?
Setelah functions as a conjunction meaning "after." It connects the main clause ("My house looks tidier") with the subordinate clause ("I fixed the floor yesterday"), showing the sequence of events.
How is the verb memperbaiki formed, and what does it signify here?
Memperbaiki means "to repair" or "to fix." It is formed with the prefix memper-, which is used to create causative or improvement-related verbs in Indonesian. In this sentence, it indicates the action taken to make the floor better.
Why does the subject saya appear twice in the sentence?
The first saya in Rumah saya is used to indicate possession ("my house"), while the second saya in saya memperbaiki lantai clearly marks the agent performing the action ("I fixed the floor"). Indonesian often repeats the pronoun for clarity, even if it might seem redundant compared to English.
How is verb tense indicated in Indonesian, given that memperbaiki doesn’t change its form?
Indonesian does not use verb conjugation to indicate tense. Instead, time markers like kemarin (meaning "yesterday") or context words such as setelah are used to clarify when an action occurred. This reliance on time expressions makes the tense clearer without altering the verb form.