Word
Cuaca di pantai cerah hari ini.
Meaning
The weather at the beach is clear today.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Cuaca di pantai cerah hari ini.
What is the literal meaning of each word in the sentence?
Breakdown:
- cuaca = weather
- di = at/on/in
- pantai = beach
- cerah = sunny/clear
- hari ini = today
Literally: “Weather at beach sunny today.”
Why isn’t there a word for is in this sentence?
Indonesian usually omits a copula in present-tense predicative sentences. You simply put the subject (cuaca) followed by the adjective (cerah). It naturally reads as “The weather is sunny.” There’s no need for adalah or itu in everyday speech.
Could I add adalah to say “Cuaca di pantai adalah cerah hari ini”?
Yes, but it sounds more formal or literary. Adalah is a linking verb often used in written or formal contexts. In spoken or casual Indonesian, dropping adalah is far more common: Cuaca di pantai cerah hari ini.
What does di pantai mean, and why use di here?
- di is a preposition that marks location: at, on, or .