Uang saya habis.

to be

Breakdown of Uang saya habis.

• uang: the money
• habis: gone

Questions & Answers about Uang saya habis.

Why is the possessive pronoun saya placed after uang, while in English we say “my money”?

Indonesian uses a noun-head first structure. You say noun + possessor rather than possessor + noun. So:

• uang saya = money of me = my money
• rumah dia = house of him/her = his/her house

What does habis mean in this sentence?

Here habis means “used up,” “finished,” or “gone.” In English you’d translate Uang saya habis as:

• “My money is gone.”
• “I’ve run out of money.”

Is habis a verb or an adjective?

In Indonesian habis can function as either:

• A stative verb (intransitive): “to run out”
• A predicate adjective: “finished/used up”
  In Uang saya habis, it works like a stative verb/adjective meaning “is gone.”

Why isn’t there a word for “is” in Uang saya habis?

Indonesian generally omits the copula (English “to be”) in present-state sentences. You don’t need adalah or is. The structure subject + predicate is complete on its own.