Kami tertawa bersama di ruang tamu.

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Breakdown of Kami tertawa bersama di ruang tamu.

• kami: we
• bersama: together
• ruang tamu: the living room

Questions & Answers about Kami tertawa bersama di ruang tamu.

What’s the difference between kami and kita?

• Kami = we (excluding the person you’re talking to).
• Kita = we (including the person you’re talking to). So use kami if the listener wasn’t part of the group laughing; use kita if they were.

Do I need bersama here? Doesn’t kami already imply more than one?

You can omit bersama. Kami tertawa di ruang tamu is already fine. Adding bersama emphasizes doing it together/in unison, rather than just each of us laughing at some point.

Where does bersama usually go?

• Most natural: Kami tertawa bersama di ruang tamu.
• With location fronted: Di ruang tamu, kami tertawa bersama. Avoid placing bersama far from the verb or dangling at the very end (e.g., … di ruang tamu bersama) unless you then specify with whom (e.g., … bersama Budi).

Can I say bersama-sama instead of bersama?

Yes. Bersama-sama adds extra emphasis (“all together”). Kami tertawa bersama-sama di ruang tamu is perfectly natural and a bit more emphatic than bersama.