Ibu bangga pada saya.

to be

Breakdown of Ibu bangga pada saya.

• ibu: the mother
• saya: me
• bangga: proud

Questions & Answers about Ibu bangga pada saya.

Who or what does Ibu refer to in this sentence?

It can mean:

• my mother (most likely if you’re talking about your own mom),
• Mother as a specific person already known in the context,
• a polite form of address to an older woman, like Ma’am/Mrs. (as a title or when speaking to her).

With no possessor shown, Ibu bangga pada saya is a bit ambiguous. If you want to be crystal clear that it’s your own mom, say Ibu saya or Ibuku.

Why is there no word for “is”?

In Indonesian, adjectives can function as predicates without a linking verb. Bangga (proud) directly states the quality: Ibu bangga = “Mother is proud.” Don’t use adalah before adjectives here; Ibu adalah bangga is ungrammatical.

What does pada do in pada saya?

Pada is a preposition. With bangga, it marks the person or thing you are proud of. So bangga pada saya = “proud of me.” It’s not a literal “of”; it’s just the natural preposition used with this adjective.

Can I use other prepositions with bangga (like kepada, atas, akan, terhadap, sama)?