Questions & Answers about Taman kota ramai setiap sore.
Why isn’t there a word for “is” or “are” in Taman kota ramai setiap sore?
Indonesian usually omits the copula “to be” in simple descriptive sentences. You don’t need adalah (the formal “is”) or any separate verb. The sentence literally reads “City park busy every evening,” and that’s perfectly natural.
What does taman kota mean, and why are the words in that order?
Taman means “park” and kota means “city.” Indonesian uses a head-modifier order for noun phrases: the main noun comes first (park), then its specifier (city). Hence taman kota = “city park,” not “kota taman.”
Is ramai a verb or an adjective here?
Ramai can function as both, but in this context it acts like an intransitive verb/adjective meaning “to be crowded/busy.” You’re describing the park’s condition, so ramai tells you “is crowded.”
What part of speech is setiap, and why not pada sore hari?
Setiap is a distributive determiner meaning “every.” You attach it directly to the time word: setiap sore = “every evening.” You could also say pada sore hari (“in the evening”) but that doesn’t carry the “every” sense on its own—you’d have to add setiap anyway.
Why isn’t or plural, like “parks” in English?