Dia memberi nasihat yang sederhana dan jelas.

She/He gives simple and clear advice.

Breakdown of Dia memberi nasihat yang sederhana dan jelas.

• dia: he/she
• dan: and
• sederhana: simple
• yang: that

Questions & Answers about Dia memberi nasihat yang sederhana dan jelas.

Does dia mean “he” or “she”? How do I specify gender or politeness?

• dia covers both “he” and “she”; Indonesian does not mark grammatical gender.
• To make gender explicit, add a noun: Dia (seorang) laki-laki/perempuan.
• Formal/respectful: beliau (for elders or respected figures).
• Literary/written subject form: ia (use mainly as a subject; not after prepositions).
• Capitalization: Dia is capitalized at sentence start; some religious texts capitalize Dia for God.

What is the meN- prefix doing in memberi? Can I use beri instead?

• meN- is the active-voice verb prefix. With the base beri “give,” it becomes memberi (nasal assimilates to m before b).
• Use memberi for normal statements: Dia memberi nasihat...
• Bare beri is common in imperatives and some set phrases: Beri saya nasihat., beri tahu = memberi tahu.

What’s the difference between memberi and memberikan?