Word
Sinyal internet mendadak hilang.
Meaning
The internet signal suddenly disappeared.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Sinyal internet mendadak hilang.
sinyal internet
the internet signal
mendadak
suddenly
hilang
to disappear
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Questions & Answers about Sinyal internet mendadak hilang.
What does each word mean in this sentence?
- sinyal = signal (noun)
- internet = internet (noun modifying sinyal; together: sinyal internet = internet signal)
- mendadak = sudden/suddenly (adjective/adverb; here it functions adverbially)
- hilang = to disappear, be lost, go missing (intransitive verb; can also function as an adjective meaning lost)
What is the basic structure of the sentence?
Subject + adverb + intransitive verb:
- Subject: Sinyal internet
- Adverb: mendadak
- Verb: hilang
Is hilang a verb or an adjective here? Why is there no be-verb?
Here hilang works like an intransitive verb meaning “disappeared.” Indonesian doesn’t use a separate be-verb with predicate adjectives either, so Dompet saya hilang naturally means “My wallet is lost.” When hilang directly describes a noun, it’s adjectival (lost/missing), but as a predicate like in the target sentence, it behaves verbally.
Why is it sinyal internet and not internet sinyal?
In Indonesian, noun + noun compounds usually put the head first and the modifier second. So sinyal internet = internet signal (signal of the internet). Other examples: