Atap rumah bocor.

to be

Breakdown of Atap rumah bocor.

• rumah: the house
• atap: the roof
• bocor: leaking

Questions & Answers about Atap rumah bocor.

How does Indonesian express of in roof of the house?

Indonesian uses a noun–noun compound with the head first. So atap rumah literally means roof + house = roof of the house. Reversing it (rumah atap) is not how possession/modification works and sounds wrong.

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?

Indonesian often drops a copula. Adjectives and stative verbs can serve directly as predicates. Atap rumah bocor = The house’s roof is leaky. Similar patterns: Dia sakit (He/She is sick), Saya lapar (I am hungry).

Is bocor a verb or an adjective?

It behaves like a stative verb/adjective meaning to leak/leaky. In this sentence it’s the predicate describing the roof’s state. Related forms:

• kebocoran = a leak (noun)
• membocorkan/dibocorkan = to leak something/being leaked (transitive, e.g., documents)

How do I show past, present, or future?

Add time/aspect words:

• Past/state already: Atap rumah sudah bocor.
• Ongoing: Atap rumah sedang bocor or (colloquial) lagi bocor.
• Future/conditional: Atap rumah itu akan bocor kalau hujan deras. You can also add time adverbs like tadi malam, kemarin, besok.