Apa tujuan rapat ini?

this

Breakdown of Apa tujuan rapat ini?

• rapat: the meeting
• apa: what
• tujuan: the purpose

Questions & Answers about Apa tujuan rapat ini?

What does each word mean here?

• Apa = what (question word)
• tujuan = purpose, aim; also “destination” in travel contexts
• rapat = meeting (formal/organizational)
• ini = this (demonstrative that follows the noun)

Etymology note: tujuan comes from the root tuju (to aim/head toward) + the nominalizing suffix -an.

Why is there no “is” (copula) like in English? Should I add adalah?

Indonesian doesn’t need a copula in this kind of question. You simply front the question word: Apa tujuan rapat ini? Adding adalah here is not idiomatic in a question. Use adalah in a statement, e.g., Tujuan rapat ini adalah membahas anggaran.

Can I put ini before the noun, like ini rapat?

Not inside this noun phrase. Demonstratives follow the noun: rapat ini = this meeting. Ini rapat is a separate clause meaning “This is a meeting.” So don’t say Apa tujuan ini rapat?—that’s ungrammatical.

Is Apa tujuan dari rapat ini? correct? When do we use dari?

Yes, it’s common and means the same thing. dari (“of/from”) is optional here; without it (Apa tujuan rapat ini?) is leaner. Using dari can sound a bit more formal or explicit in writing.