Saya tidak tahu jadwal rapat.

I don't know the meeting schedule.

Breakdown of Saya tidak tahu jadwal rapat.

• saya: I
• tidak: not
• jadwal rapat: the meeting schedule
• tahu: to know

Questions & Answers about Saya tidak tahu jadwal rapat.

What does each word do in this sentence?

• Saya: first-person singular pronoun (I).
• tidak: negator “not,” placed before verbs and adjectives.
• tahu: verb “know.”
• jadwal rapat: noun phrase “meeting schedule,” with the head noun jadwal (schedule) modified by rapat (meeting). Word order is Subject–Negation–Verb–Object, which is normal in Indonesian.

Why is it tidak and not bukan?

Use tidak to negate verbs and adjectives, and bukan to negate nouns or for identity/definition. Here you’re negating the verb phrase tahu, so tidak is correct.

• Correct: Saya tidak tahu.
• Correct: Itu bukan jadwal rapat. (That is not the meeting schedule.)

Can I use a different word for “I,” like aku or gue?

Yes, but register changes:

• Saya: neutral/formal, safe almost everywhere.
• Aku: casual/intimate with friends or family.
• Gue/gua: very colloquial Jakarta speech. Examples: Aku tidak tahu jadwal rapat. / Gue nggak tau jadwal rapat.

Can I drop the subject and just say “Don’t know the meeting schedule”?