Saya menunggu draf laporan lewat email.

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Breakdown of Saya menunggu draf laporan lewat email.

• menunggu: to wait
• lewat: via
• email: the email

Questions & Answers about Saya menunggu draf laporan lewat email.

What does lewat mean here? Does it mean late?

Here lewat means via/through (the channel of delivery), not late. For late, use terlambat or casual telat.

• lewat email = via email
• jam dua lewat lima menit = five minutes past two

What happened to the English preposition in wait for? Why is there no for before draf?

In Indonesian, menunggu is a transitive verb and takes its object directly. No extra preposition is used.

• Correct: Saya menunggu draf laporan.
• Avoid: Saya menunggu untuk draf laporan. (unnatural)

Does lewat email describe how I’m waiting or how the draft will arrive?

It describes the channel by which the draft is expected to arrive. If you want to be extra explicit, add a relative clause:

• Saya menunggu draf laporan yang dikirim lewat email. (…the draft that is sent via email)

How do I show tense/aspect like am waiting, will wait, still waiting?