Breakdown of Daripada menunggu lama di peron, lebih baik kita lihat-lihat buku di perpustakaan.
sebuah
a
buku
the book
di
in
menunggu
to wait
Questions & Answers about Daripada menunggu lama di peron, lebih baik kita lihat-lihat buku di perpustakaan.
What does the word order with Daripada …, lebih baik … do?
It presents a preference: Daripada introduces the option you want to avoid (rather than/instead of X), and lebih baik introduces the suggested option (it’s better to do Y). So it’s “Rather than X, it’s better we do Y.”
Can I drop the Daripada part and just say Lebih baik kita lihat-lihat buku di perpustakaan?
Yes. That becomes a stand‑alone suggestion (We’d better/Let’s browse books at the library) without explicitly contrasting it with something else.
What’s the difference between lebih baik and sebaiknya?
Both can mean “had better/it’s better (to).”
- lebih baik is literally “more good/better,” and can be comparative or advisory.
- sebaiknya is an advisory “it would be best/should,” often a bit more formal or neutral advice. Either works here: Sebaiknya kita lihat-lihat… is fine.
What does the reduplication in lihat-lihat mean?
Reduplication softens the verb to a casual, exploratory action: lihat-lihat = “look around/browse.” The base lihat/melihat is just “look/see.”
Is melihat-lihat more correct than lihat-lihat?