Breakdown of Dia bekerja sebagai petugas keamanan di bandara.
dia
he/she
di
at
bekerja
to work
bandara
the airport
Questions & Answers about Dia bekerja sebagai petugas keamanan di bandara.
What does dia mean in this sentence, and does it specify gender?
dia is the third-person singular pronoun in Indonesian. It can mean he, she, or even it depending on context. Indonesian pronouns do not indicate gender, so you infer male or female from surrounding information.
Why is the verb bekerja formed with be-? Can't you just say kerja?
kerja is the root meaning “work.” By adding the prefix be-, you get the standard verb bekerja (“to work”). In formal or written contexts bekerja is preferred. In casual speech you often hear kerja used on its own (e.g. Saya kerja sekarang.).
What function does sebagai serve, and why can’t we drop it?
sebagai means as, indicating a role or capacity. bekerja sebagai petugas keamanan = “works as a security officer.” Without sebagai the sentence would be ungrammatical: dia bekerja petugas keamanan doesn’t make sense.
Could we use menjadi or jadi instead of sebagai?