Ibu menawar di pasar.

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Breakdown of Ibu menawar di pasar.

• pasar: the market
• ibu: the mother
• menawar: to bargain

Questions & Answers about Ibu menawar di pasar.

What exactly does Ibu mean here—mother or ma’am?

• Ibu can mean your mother or a respectful way to address an adult woman (Ma’am/Mrs.).
• Without context, Ibu menawar di pasar is ambiguous.
• As a title when addressing someone, you often see Ibu/Bu + name (e.g., Bu Sari).
• When referring to your own mother, many writers capitalize Ibu when it stands in for her name (e.g., Saya pergi dengan Ibu).

How do I say “my mom is bargaining at the market”?

• Neutral: Ibu saya sedang menawar di pasar.
• With clitic: Ibuku sedang menawar di pasar.
• Colloquial: Mama saya lagi nawar di pasar. (casual register; lagi marks “in progress,” nawar is colloquial)

Does menawar need an object, like a price?

• It can be intransitive: Dia suka menawar (She likes haggling).
• Or transitive when you name what’s being bargained over: Ibu menawar harga mangga (She’s bargaining the price of mangoes). Using harga makes it clear you mean the price.

What’s the root and how is menawar formed?

• Root: tawar. Prefix meN- attaches and, before a root starting with t, it becomes men- and the drops: .