Word
Ibu meletakkan piring bersih di meja.
Meaning
Mother puts clean plates on the table.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Ibu meletakkan piring bersih di meja.
Does Ibu here mean Mother or Ma’am, and why is it capitalized?
Ibu can mean:
- Mother (a kinship term), often interpreted as “my mother” in a family context even without saya/-ku.
- A respectful form of address for an adult woman (Ma’am/Mrs). It’s capitalized here because it starts the sentence; it’s also often capitalized when used as an honorific. Lowercase ibu is the common noun “mother.”
How do I say “my mother” explicitly?
Use Ibu saya or ibuku. Both mean “my mother.” Ibu saya is neutral/formal; ibuku is more intimate/literary. Bare Ibu can also mean “my mom” if the context is clear.
What is the verb meletakkan made from, and what does -kan do?
It’s root letak (location/to be located) + prefix me- + suffix -kan. The -kan makes it causative-transitive: “to cause something to be at a place” → “to put/place (something).”
Why the double kk in meletakkan? Is meletakan ever correct?
Standard Indonesian writes meletakkan with double k because the root ends in -k (letak) and the suffix -kan begins with k: letak + -kan → letakkan. So: , not .