Questions & Answers about Saya belum pernah berlibur naik kereta ke kota lain.
What does belum pernah mean? Are both words necessary?
belum = “not yet”
pernah = “ever”
Together belum pernah means “have never (so far).” You need both words to express “I haven’t ever done X yet.” If you said tidak pernah, it simply means “never” (more absolute, with no implication it might happen later).
What is the meaning of berlibur? How is it different from liburan?
berlibur is a verb: “to take a vacation,” “to go on holiday.”
liburan is a noun: “a vacation,” “holiday.”
Example:
- Saya berlibur ke Bali. (I’m taking a vacation to Bali.)
- Liburan saya ke Bali sangat menyenangkan. (My vacation to Bali was very enjoyable.)
Why does the sentence use naik kereta? What does naik do here?
naik means “to ride” or “to take” (a mode of transport).
So naik kereta = “take/ride a train.”
Do I have to say kereta api instead of kereta to mean “train”?
Everyday Indonesian speakers usually shorten kereta api to kereta and everyone understands “train.” If you want to be very formal or clear, you can say kereta api, but kereta alone is perfectly natural.