Breakdown of Komunitas belajar kami mengadakan diskusi singkat di perpustakaan.
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Questions & Answers about Komunitas belajar kami mengadakan diskusi singkat di perpustakaan.
What is the subject here? Is it kami?
No. The subject is the whole noun phrase Komunitas belajar kami (“our study community”). kami is a possessive pronoun modifying komunitas belajar, not the subject by itself.
Why is kami placed after the noun, not before like in English?
In Indonesian, possessive pronouns typically follow the noun: rumah saya (“my house”), guru mereka (“their teacher”). For “our,” you use separate kami after the noun; there’s no possessive suffix for “our.”
When would I use kita instead of kami here?
kita includes the listener; kami excludes them. If the person you’re talking to is also part of the study community, say Komunitas belajar kita.
Is belajar acting like a verb or an adjective in komunitas belajar?
It’s a modifier forming a compound-like noun phrase meaning “study community.” You don’t need yang. Komunitas yang belajar means “the community that is studying,” which is a different, clunkier nuance.
Why choose mengadakan? Could I say melakukan diskusi?