Breakdown of Lapangan dekat rumah saya ramai setiap sore.
adalah
to be
rumah
the house
setiap
every
sore
the afternoon
Questions & Answers about Lapangan dekat rumah saya ramai setiap sore.
Why is there no word for “the” before lapangan in this sentence?
Indonesian does not use definite or indefinite articles (no “the” or “a/an”). Nouns stand alone. If you want to specify “this field” or “that field,” you add demonstratives:
- lapangan ini = “this field”
- lapangan itu = “that field”
What part of speech is dekat, and can I treat it like an English preposition?
dekat is a preposition meaning “near” or “close to.” You can think of it like the English “near,” but note:
- You don’t need an extra preposition (no “at” or “to”).
- Structure: dekat
- [place], e.g. dekat rumah = “near the house.”
Could I say di dekat rumah saya instead of just dekat rumah saya?
Yes, you can. Both are understood, but there’s a subtle difference:
- dekat rumah saya – dekat itself works as “near.”
- di dekat rumah saya – di is the locative marker + dekat; it’s slightly more formal or emphatic about the location.
Why is it rumah saya rather than saya rumah for “my house”?