Kucing saya tidur di bawah kursi.

the cat

Breakdown of Kucing saya tidur di bawah kursi.

• tidur: to sleep
• kursi: the chair
• saya: my

Questions & Answers about Kucing saya tidur di bawah kursi.

Why is saya placed after kucing to mean “my cat”?

Indonesian marks possession with the pattern noun + possessor. So “my cat” is kucing saya. You could also use a possessive suffix and say kucingku, but the default neutral form is kucing saya.

What’s the difference between kucing saya and kucingku?

Both mean “my cat,” but:

• kucing saya uses the separate pronoun saya (more formal or neutral).
• kucingku attaches the informal suffix -ku to kucing (more colloquial or intimate).

Why is there no word for “is” in the sentence?

In Indonesian, you drop the copula “to be” (like “is/am/are”) in simple present statements. You just state the verb directly: Kucing saya tidur… = “My cat (is) sleeping…”

How do you express “is sleeping” (progressive aspect) in Indonesian?

Add sedang before the verb:
Kucing saya sedang tidur di bawah kursi.
Sedang explicitly marks an ongoing action, but if it’s obvious, you can omit it.