Breakdown of Kulkas di kantor rusak kemarin, jadi minuman tidak dingin.
adalah
to be
di
at
tidak
not
kantor
the office
Questions & Answers about Kulkas di kantor rusak kemarin, jadi minuman tidak dingin.
What does bolded word kulkas mean, and is there another common word for “fridge”?
Kulkas means “fridge/refrigerator.” A more formal or older term is lemari es. Both are understood; kulkas is more common in everyday speech.
How do you say “the office fridge” in Indonesian when there is no word for “the”?
Indonesian uses context or demonstratives/possessives for definiteness:
- Kulkas di kantor = the fridge at the office (context makes it definite).
- Kulkas di kantor itu = that/the fridge at the office.
- Kulkas kantor = the office’s fridge (noun–noun compound).
- Kulkas kantornya = the office’s fridge / the office fridge (the -nya marks possession/definiteness).
Is di kantor written as one word or two? I’ve seen di- attached to words elsewhere.
Two words: di kantor. When di is a preposition meaning “at/in,” it is written separately. When di- is a passive prefix on verbs (e.g., dirusak, “was damaged”), it’s attached.
What part of speech is rusak here? Do I need something like “is”?
Rusak is an adjective meaning “broken/damaged/out of order.” Indonesian doesn’t use a copula (“is/are”) before adjectives, so Kulkas … rusak = “The fridge is broken.” You do not use adalah with adjectives in this kind of sentence.