Breakdown of Ibu mengizinkan adik belajar di perpustakaan malam ini.
di
at
belajar
to study
ibu
the mother
adik
the younger sibling
Questions & Answers about Ibu mengizinkan adik belajar di perpustakaan malam ini.
What exactly does Ibu mean here, and why is it capitalized?
- Ibu can mean “Mom/My mother” when used like a name inside a family; that’s the most natural reading here.
- It can also be a respectful title for an adult woman (like “Ma’am/Mrs.”), especially for a teacher.
- It’s capitalized when used as a proper form of address or title. As a common noun (“a mother”) it’s lowercase: ibu.
How do I explicitly say “my mother” and “my younger sibling”?
- “My mother”: Ibu saya or ibuku.
- “My younger sibling”: adik saya or adikku.
- You don’t need to mark both with “my.” One is enough for clarity, e.g., Ibu mengizinkan adik saya… or Ibu saya mengizinkan adik….
Who is adik? Does it specify gender? Is it the same as “child”?
- adik = younger sibling (gender-neutral). To specify: adik laki-laki (younger brother), adik perempuan (younger sister).
- It is not the same as anak (child/offspring).
What’s the grammatical pattern with mengizinkan in this sentence?