Barusan saya mengecek saldo.

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Breakdown of Barusan saya mengecek saldo.

• mengecek: to check
• barusan: just now
• saldo: the balance

Questions & Answers about Barusan saya mengecek saldo.

Can I replace the time word barusan with baru saja (or baru)?

• barusan and baru saja both mean “just (now).”
  • barusan is very common in speech, slightly informal/neutral.
  • baru saja is a bit more formal/neutral, fine in writing.
• baru alone also means “just,” e.g. Saya baru mengecek saldo. It doesn’t force the “seconds ago” feeling as strongly as barusan, but it’s still recent.
• Avoid baru at the start here (Baru saya mengecek saldo) unless you mean “Only then did I check the balance,” which is a different meaning.

What’s the difference between barusan and tadi?

• barusan = a moment ago, very recent (minutes/seconds).
• tadi = earlier (today), not necessarily very recent. You can also specify time: tadi pagi (this morning), tadi malam (last night—still within the previous night).
• Not to confuse with baru-baru ini (recently over days/weeks).

Why is it mengecek and not mencek?

• The root cek is one syllable. With the active prefix meN-, one-syllable roots take menge- + root. So it’s mengecek, not mencek.
• Other examples: mengecat (from cat), (from ).