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What does dia mean in this sentence?
Dia is the third-person singular pronoun meaning “he” or “she.” Indonesian pronouns do not mark gender, so dia can refer to a male or female depending on context.
Can dia refer to more than one person?
No, dia is singular. For “they” (third person plural), use mereka instead of dia.
What does suka mean here?
Suka is the verb “to like.” In this sentence it means “(he/she) likes.” Note that suka can also function like an adjective (“fond of”), but the form stays the same.
Why is there no preposition like “to” before belajar?
Indonesian verbs appear in their base form without an infinitive marker. Belajar itself means “to study” or “to learn,” so you simply say belajar without adding untuk. (You’d use untuk belajar only when expressing purpose: “in order to study.”)
Is belajar transitive, and what does it do in this sentence?
Belajar is a verb meaning “study/learn.” It can take a direct object (e.g. belajar matematika) and here its object is sejarah. In Dia suka belajar sejarah, belajar sejarah functions as the thing that dia likes.
What’s the difference between belajar sejarah and mempelajari sejarah?
- Belajar sejarah emphasizes the act of learning history.
- Mempelajari sejarah is more formal and clearly transitive (“to study history” as a subject).
Both are correct; mempelajari often implies a deeper or more systematic approach.
Why is there no article (like “a” or “the”) before sejarah?
Indonesian does not use definite or indefinite articles. A noun like sejarah can mean “history,” “a history,” or “the history” purely from context.
Why isn’t sejarah pluralized?
Nouns in Indonesian do not change form for number. Sejarah covers both singular and plural senses. If you need to specify “some histories” or “multiple histories,” you add words like beberapa sejarah or repeat the noun (sejarah-sejarah), though the latter is rare for abstract nouns.
What is the basic word order of this sentence?
It follows Subject-Verb-Object:
1) Dia (subject)
2) suka (verb)
3) belajar sejarah (verb phrase/object)
How do you make this sentence negative?
Place tidak before the verb suka:
Dia tidak suka belajar sejarah.
= “He/She doesn’t like studying history.”
How would you turn it into a yes/no question?
You can add apakah at the beginning:
Apakah dia suka belajar sejarah?
Or simply raise your intonation at the end:
Dia suka belajar sejarah?
How can you say “He really likes studying history”?
Add an intensifier before or after suka, for example:
- Dia sangat suka belajar sejarah.
- Dia suka sekali belajar sejarah.
- Dia suka banget belajar sejarah.