Questions & Answers about Saya bekerja di lantai dua.
What does bekerja mean, and how does it relate to kerja?
Bekerja means “to work.” It’s the formal verb derived from the root kerja (“work”) with the active prefix be-. In everyday spoken Indonesian, people often drop the prefix and say kerja, as in Saya kerja di lantai dua, but in formal writing and speech bekerja is preferred.
What is the function of di in this sentence?
Di is a locative preposition meaning “at,” “on,” or “in.” It marks the location of the action. In Saya bekerja di lantai dua, di tells us that the working happens on the second floor.
Why is it lantai dua instead of dua lantai?
Lantai dua specifies the second floor (ordinal use), whereas dua lantai means “two floors” (quantity). Indonesian places the noun before the number when referring to a particular level.
Can I use kedua instead of dua, as in lantai kedua?
Yes. Lantai kedua is also correct and slightly more formal, using the ordinal adjective kedua (“second”). Lantai dua uses the cardinal number but is perfectly common in conversation.
Is it necessary to include before , or can it be omitted?