Word
Rina datang lebih awal ke perpustakaan.
Meaning
Rina arrives early at the library.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Rina datang lebih awal ke perpustakaan.
ke
to
lebih awal
earlier
datang
to arrive
perpustakaan
the library
Questions & Answers about Rina datang lebih awal ke perpustakaan.
Does datang mean “come” or “arrive” here?
Both are possible. Datang covers the idea of coming/arriving at a place. So the sentence can be read as “Rina came to/arrived at the library.” If you want to contrast it:
- pergi = to go (away from the current place)
- tiba/sampai = to arrive (focus on reaching the destination)
Why is it ke perpustakaan, not di perpustakaan?
Because ke marks motion “to,” while di marks location “at/in.” With these verbs:
- datang ke
- place
- tiba di
- place
- sampai di
- place
How do I show that this happened in the past or will happen in the future?
Indonesian doesn’t inflect for tense. Add time words/particles:
- Past: tadi, kemarin, sudah. Example: Rina tadi datang lebih awal ke perpustakaan.
- Future: besok, nanti, akan. Example: Besok Rina akan datang lebih awal ke perpustakaan. Often akan/sudah can be omitted if a time word is present.
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