Breakdown of Beasiswa kampus membantu mahasiswa yang rajin.
yang
who
membantu
to help
rajin
diligent
kampus
the campus
Questions & Answers about Beasiswa kampus membantu mahasiswa yang rajin.
What does each word mean, and how does the phrase beasiswa kampus work?
- beasiswa = scholarship
- kampus = campus/university (the institution)
- Noun + noun compounds are common: the second noun modifies the first. So beasiswa kampus means scholarships run by/from the university (campus scholarships).
Is beasiswa kampus singular or plural? How do I show singular, plural, or definiteness?
- Indonesian has no articles; beasiswa kampus can be singular or plural by context.
- Singular: satu beasiswa kampus, or make it definite with beasiswa kampus itu.
- Plural: beberapa/berbagai beasiswa kampus, or beasiswa-beasiswa kampus (emphatic).
- Definiteness: add itu or tersebut after the noun phrase.
What does yang do in mahasiswa yang rajin?
- yang marks a relative clause: mahasiswa yang rajin = students who are diligent (a specific subset).
- It turns the predicate rajin into a clause modifying mahasiswa.
Can I drop yang and say mahasiswa rajin?