Karyawan di kantor pusat bekerja cepat.

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Breakdown of Karyawan di kantor pusat bekerja cepat.

• bekerja: to work
• cepat: fast
• karyawan: the employee

Questions & Answers about Karyawan di kantor pusat bekerja cepat.

Is the word karyawan singular or plural here?

Indonesian doesn’t mark number on nouns, so karyawan can mean “employee” or “employees” depending on context. To make it explicit:

• One employee: Seorang karyawan di kantor pusat bekerja cepat.
• Plural (collective): Para karyawan di kantor pusat bekerja cepat.
• Some employees: Beberapa karyawan di kantor pusat bekerja cepat.
• All employees: Semua karyawan di kantor pusat bekerja cepat.

How do I say “the employees at the head office” more explicitly?

Add a determiner like itu (that/the) or use para for a definite group of people:

• Karyawan di kantor pusat itu bekerja cepat.
• Para karyawan di kantor pusat bekerja cepat. Note: para is only used with people and often implies a known/definite group.

What does di mean here? Could it be the passive prefix di-?

In di kantor pusat, di is a preposition meaning “at/in/on” and is written separately from the noun. The passive prefix di- attaches to verbs (e.g., dikerjakan), with no space. So:

• Preposition: di kantor (at the office)
• Passive prefix: dibaca (is/was read)