Questions & Answers about Dia memakai kaus dan kaus kaki bersih hari ini.
Does the adjective in this sentence apply to both items or just the socks?
In Dia memakai kaus dan kaus kaki bersih hari ini, most readers will take bersih as modifying the closest noun, kaus kaki, so it naturally reads as “a T‑shirt and clean socks.” To be explicit:
- If you mean both are clean: Dia memakai kaus bersih dan kaus kaki bersih hari ini. / Dia memakai kaus dan kaus kaki yang bersih hari ini.
- If you mean only the shirt is clean: Dia memakai kaus bersih dan kaus kaki hari ini.
Where do adjectives go in Indonesian?
They normally come after the noun:
- kaus bersih = clean T‑shirt
- baju merah = red shirt
- sepatu baru = new shoes Putting the adjective before the noun is ungrammatical in standard Indonesian.
Could I mark “is wearing right now” like English present continuous?
Yes, you can add the aspect marker sedang to stress an ongoing situation:
- Dia sedang memakai kaus dan kaus kaki bersih. In everyday speech, lagi is also common: Dia lagi pakai kaus dan kaus kaki bersih. Without these, Indonesian still often reads as present, and context (like hari ini) handles time.
Is memakai the best verb here? What about mengenakan or pakai?