Meja ini bersih.

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Breakdown of Meja ini bersih.

• adalah: to be
• bersih: clean
• meja: the table

Questions & Answers about Meja ini bersih.

What do the individual words Meja, ini, and bersih mean?

• Meja = table
• ini = this
• bersih = clean

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Why is there no word for “is” in Meja ini bersih?

Indonesian doesn’t use a copula (like is or are) in simple present tense statements. Instead, adjectives can directly follow the noun to form a predicate. So Meja ini bersih literally means “Table this clean,” but functions as “This table is clean.”

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Why does ini come after Meja instead of before it like in English?

In Indonesian, demonstratives (ini, itu) normally follow the noun they modify.

• Meja ini = “this table”
• Mobil itu = “that car”

Placing ini before (ini meja) is possible in casual speech but feels less natural or emphatic.

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Is bersih an adjective or a verb in this sentence?