Saya terburu-buru pagi ini.

to be

Breakdown of Saya terburu-buru pagi ini.

• saya: I
• pagi ini: this morning
• terburu-buru: in a hurry

Questions & Answers about Saya terburu-buru pagi ini.

Where is the English "am" in this sentence?

Indonesian doesn’t need a linking verb with adjectives. Terburu-buru is the predicate, so Saya terburu-buru means “I am in a hurry.” Don’t say Saya adalah terburu-buru; adalah is used with nouns, not adjectives.

Is terburu-buru a verb, an adjective, or an adverb?

• Primarily a stative adjective: “in a hurried state.”
• It can also act adverbially: Dia menulis terburu-buru (He wrote hastily).

What’s the difference between buru-buru and terburu-buru?

• buru-buru = to hurry; also “in a rush (while doing something).” More active/volitional.
  • Saya buru-buru ke kantor. (I hurried to the office.)
  • Aku lagi buru-buru. (I’m hurrying right now.)
• terburu-buru = in a rushed state; can also mean “hasty.”
  • Saya terburu-buru pagi ini.
  • Keputusannya terburu-buru. (The decision is hasty.)

What does the prefix ter- contribute here?

It often marks a state or an unintentional/already-resulted situation. In terburu-buru, it frames the condition “being in a hurried state,” less about the act of hurrying. Parallels: terbuka (open), terlambat (late), (fell asleep unintentionally).