Wi‑Fi tamu stabil malam ini.

to be

Breakdown of Wi‑Fi tamu stabil malam ini.

• stabil: stable
• malam ini: tonight
• Wi‑Fi tamu: the guest Wi‑Fi

Questions & Answers about Wi‑Fi tamu stabil malam ini.

Why is there no word for “is” in this sentence?

Indonesian usually drops the copula. An adjective can directly function as the predicate:

• Wi‑Fi tamu stabil = The guest Wi‑Fi is stable. You only use a linking word like adalah before a noun phrase, not before an adjective. So you cannot say Wi‑Fi tamu adalah stabil.

What are the parts of the sentence, and can I change the order?

• Subject: Wi‑Fi tamu (guest Wi‑Fi)
• Predicate (adjective): stabil
• Time expression: malam ini (tonight)

Common orders:

• Default (as given): Wi‑Fi tamu stabil malam ini.
• Time-first: Malam ini, Wi‑Fi tamu stabil. Both are natural. Time expressions are often placed at the beginning or the end.

Does malam ini mean “tonight” or “this evening”? Are there near-synonyms?

Malam ini covers both “tonight/this evening,” i.e., the night of the present day. Related:

• nanti malam = later tonight (more “later” feel)
• tadi malam = last night (earlier tonight, in the past)
• malam itu = that night (specific, in narrative/past)

Why is it malam ini and not ini malam?