Bagaimana keadaan di kantor pagi ini?

to be

Breakdown of Bagaimana keadaan di kantor pagi ini?

• di: at
• kantor: the office
• keadaan: the situation

Questions & Answers about Bagaimana keadaan di kantor pagi ini?

What does bagaimana mean here? Is gimana okay?

Bagaimana means “how” and is the standard form. Gimana is a very common informal/colloquial variant. Both are fine, depending on context:

• Formal/neutral: Bagaimana keadaan di kantor pagi ini?
• Casual: Gimana di kantor pagi ini? / Kantor pagi ini gimana?

Is keadaan necessary, or can I just say Bagaimana di kantor pagi ini?

You can drop keadaan. Bagaimana di kantor pagi ini? is natural and common in speech. Using keadaan makes the noun “the situation/condition” explicit and sounds a bit more formal or careful.

What is the structure of the word keadaan?

It’s formed with the circumfix ke- … -an on the root ada (“to exist/be present”), giving a noun meaning “state/condition.”

• ada → ke- + ada + -an = keadaan (“condition; state”) You’ll see the same pattern in words like kebersihan (from bersih, “cleanliness”) and kehidupan (from hidup, “life”). The double “aa” in keadaan comes from the “a” at the end of ada plus the “a” of the suffix -an.