Breakdown of Banyak peserta sudah mendaftar secara daring sebelum siang.
sudah
already
sebelum
before
banyak
many
peserta
the participant
Questions & Answers about Banyak peserta sudah mendaftar secara daring sebelum siang.
What does sudah add here? Is it a tense marker?
Sudah marks completed aspect, not tense. It signals that the action is already done (roughly “have/has already”). In this sentence, it means the registrations were already completed by the time being talked about.
Is it redundant to use sudah together with sebelum (“before”)?
No. Sebelum siang sets the time boundary (before noon). Sudah emphasizes completion by that point and often adds an “earlier than expected” nuance. Without sudah, you simply state when the action happened; with sudah, you highlight that it was already done by then.
Can I replace sudah with telah or udah?
- Telah = more formal/literary: Banyak peserta telah mendaftar…
- Udah = very colloquial: Udah banyak peserta daftar…
- Sudah = neutral and safe in most contexts.
Why mendaftar and not just daftar?
Mendaftar is the standard/politer verb form (meN- + daftar). In casual speech, people often use the base verb: daftar. So: formal/neutral mendaftar, colloquial daftar.
Does mendaftar need an object? How do I say “register for/at/as…”?