Langkah ini mudah dan jelas.

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Breakdown of Langkah ini mudah dan jelas.

• adalah: to be
• mudah: easy
• dan: and

Questions & Answers about Langkah ini mudah dan jelas.

Why is there no verb like be (is) in the sentence?

Indonesian does not use a linking verb before adjectives. A noun phrase can be followed directly by an adjective to form a complete sentence: Langkah ini mudah dan jelas. Using adalah before adjectives is generally unidiomatic. Use adalah when the predicate is a noun phrase, e.g., Langkah ini adalah solusi.

Why does ini come after langkah instead of before it?

In Indonesian, demonstratives follow the noun: langkah ini = this step, langkah itu = that step. If you put ini first, it becomes a standalone pronoun: Ini langkah yang mudah dan jelas = This is an easy and clear step.

What is the difference between ini and itu here?

• ini: proximal, something present, just mentioned, or being pointed to.
• itu: distal or previously mentioned; in discourse it often functions like English the.
  So Langkah itu mudah dan jelas can mean the previously mentioned step is easy and clear.

What exactly does langkah mean?