Perpustakaan tutup pukul delapan.

The library closes at eight o’clock.

Breakdown of Perpustakaan tutup pukul delapan.

• tutup: to close
• perpustakaan: the library
• pukul delapan: eight o'clock

Questions & Answers about Perpustakaan tutup pukul delapan.

Why is there no article before perpustakaan in the sentence?

Indonesian doesn’t use articles like the or a. Nouns stand on their own, and you rely on context (or words like itu, “that”) if you need to specify definiteness.

What part of speech is tutup here? And why not menutup?

In this sentence tutup is an intransitive verb meaning “closes” or “is closed.” Indonesian verbs aren’t marked for subject or tense.
By contrast, menutup is the transitive form “to close (something).” You’d use it when someone actively closes the library, e.g. Saya menutup perpustakaan (“I close the library”).

What does pukul mean in this sentence?

pukul functions like the English preposition at when giving clock time. So pukul delapan literally means “at eight o’clock.”

Can I say jam delapan instead of pukul delapan?

Yes—jam also introduces time (jam delapan = eight o’clock). pukul is slightly more formal or typical in official schedules.

Does pukul delapan mean 8 AM or 8 PM?