Jadwal rapat hari ini sama dengan jadwal kemarin.

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Breakdown of Jadwal rapat hari ini sama dengan jadwal kemarin.

• hari ini: today
• jadwal rapat: the meeting schedule
• kemarin: yesterday

Questions & Answers about Jadwal rapat hari ini sama dengan jadwal kemarin.

What does the chunk sama dengan mean here, and can I just use sama?

sama dengan means the same as. It functions as the predicate (equals). In neutral/formal Indonesian, keep dengan. In casual speech you’ll also hear sama used without dengan: Jadwal rapat hari ini sama jadwal kemarin. That’s informal but common. Because sama alone can also mean with in colloquial Indonesian, sama dengan is clearer and safer.

Why is rapat after jadwal? Could I say rapat jadwal?

In Indonesian noun–noun compounds, the head comes first and the modifier follows. jadwal rapat = meeting schedule (literally: schedule of meetings). rapat jadwal would imply a meeting about schedules or just sound off. Use jadwal rapat.

What exactly does hari ini modify, and can it move elsewhere?

Here hari ini modifies the noun phrase jadwal rapat, so it means today’s meeting schedule. You can move the time expression for emphasis or style:

• Hari ini, jadwal rapat sama dengan jadwal kemarin.
• Jadwal rapat untuk hari ini sama dengan jadwal kemarin. Placing hari ini after the noun phrase (Jadwal rapat hari ini …) is very common.

Can I avoid repeating jadwal the second time?