Saya rindu bertemu teman di kantor pusat.

to be

Breakdown of Saya rindu bertemu teman di kantor pusat.

• saya: I
• teman: the friend
• di: at

Questions & Answers about Saya rindu bertemu teman di kantor pusat.

Is rindu a verb or an adjective here, and how does it work in this sentence?

It acts like a stative verb (“to miss/long for”). In Indonesian you can use:

• rindu + verb: rindu bertemu (miss meeting)
• rindu + (pada/akan/sama) + noun/pronoun: rindu pada ibu, kangen sama kamu
• Sometimes directly: rindu kamu (very common in speech)

Here, rindu bertemu means “miss meeting.”

What’s the difference between rindu and merindukan?

• rindu: stative; can take a complement (verb or noun). Natural and common: Saya rindu bertemu teman.
• merindukan: active transitive verb; must take a direct object; a bit more formal/literate: Saya merindukan teman-teman saya. Both are correct, but the patterns differ.

Should I say rindu bertemu or rindu untuk bertemu?

Prefer rindu bertemu. rindu untuk bertemu exists (often in formal writing), but many speakers feel untuk is unnecessary. In everyday Indonesian, rindu bertemu sounds more natural.

Does bertemu need dengan, as in bertemu dengan teman?