Kantor terasa tenang di malam hari.

The office feels calm at night.

Breakdown of Kantor terasa tenang di malam hari.

• di: at
• malam hari: the night
• kantor: the office
• tenang: calm

Questions & Answers about Kantor terasa tenang di malam hari.

What part of speech is terasa, and how is it formed?

terasa is a verb formed by prefixing ter- to rasa (“to feel”). The ter- prefix often marks passive or involuntary states, so terasa literally means “is felt” or “can be felt.” In our sentence it functions as an intransitive verb:
• kantor terasa = “the office feels”/“is felt.”

What’s the difference between terasa and rasanya?

Both derive from rasa but carry different nuances:
• terasa = “is felt” (an impersonal or external perception).
• rasanya = “it feels to me” or “in my opinion” (a more personal, subjective comment).
Example:
• Kantor terasa tenang (It feels calm there.)
• Kantor rasanya tenang (It seems/presently I feel the office is calm.)

Why can’t we just say Kantor tenang di malam hari without terasa?

You actually can say Kantor tenang di malam hari; it’s a simple statement of fact (“The office is calm at night”). Adding terasa highlights that you’re describing how it feels—the sensory or atmospheric impression.

Why do we say di malam hari instead of just malam?

When indicating a time period, Indonesian commonly uses (“night time”). The preposition marks “at”:• = “at night.”Just saying without feels incomplete in standard usage.