Dokter membantu pasien di rumah sakit.

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Breakdown of Dokter membantu pasien di rumah sakit.

• membantu: to help
• rumah sakit: the hospital
• dokter: the doctor

Questions & Answers about Dokter membantu pasien di rumah sakit.

Why are there no words equivalent to the or a in Dokter membantu pasien di rumah sakit?

Indonesian does not use definite or indefinite articles. Nouns stand alone, and context tells you whether they’re specific or general. So dokter, pasien, and rumah sakit can mean “a/the doctor,” “a/the patient,” and “a/the hospital.”

What does the prefix mem- do in membantu, and why is it not written mem-bantu?

mem- is an active verb prefix that turns the root bantu (“help”) into a transitive verb. When the root begins with b, the prefix appears as memb- (no hyphen), so you get membantu.

Why isn’t there a suffix like -kan or -i on membantu?

Some verbs take -kan or -i for specific meanings (“to make help someone” or “to help someone with something”), but membantu by itself already means “to help someone.” No extra suffix is needed for that basic sense.

How do you express plural, for example if the doctor helps multiple patients?