Breakdown of Murid-murid saling bertanya di perpustakaan.
di
in
murid
the student
perpustakaan
the library
saling bertanya
to ask each other
Questions & Answers about Murid-murid saling bertanya di perpustakaan.
What does the doubled noun murid-murid indicate? Is it necessary?
- It marks plurality: murid-murid = students.
- Not strictly required here, because saling already implies more than one person. You could say Murid saling bertanya..., and context makes it plural.
- Using murid-murid just makes the plurality explicit and is very natural.
Is there any difference between murid-murid and para murid?
- Both mean “students (plural).”
- para murid is a more formal style and uses para (a plural marker for humans).
- murid-murid is neutral and common in all registers.
- Don’t combine them: avoid para murid-murid.
Could I just write murid without doubling? Would that be singular?
- Indonesian nouns don’t inflect for number, so murid can be singular or plural.
- With saling, Murid saling bertanya... is understood as plural.
- Without saling or other context, Murid bertanya... will often be read as singular.
What’s the difference between murid, siswa, and mahasiswa?
- murid: pupil/student (often school-age; also “disciple”).