Air menetes dari atap bocor.

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Breakdown of Air menetes dari atap bocor.

• air: the water
• atap: the roof
• menetes: to drip

Questions & Answers about Air menetes dari atap bocor.

How do you pronounce the word air, and does it mean the same as English “air”?

In Indonesian, air means “water” and is pronounced roughly ah-eer (two syllables). It does not mean the gas we breathe; that’s udara in Indonesian.

What does menetes mean exactly, and is it a verb?

Yes. menetes is an intransitive verb meaning “to drip.” It describes something that drips by itself (no direct object), like water, sap, or oil.

Why is it dari and not di before atap?

• dari = from (source/origin). It answers “from where?” → “from the roof.”
• di = at/on/in (location). It would mean “on the roof,” not the source. So “Air menetes dari atap …” = “Water drips from the roof …”

Do I need a word for “the” or “a” before air or atap?

Indonesian has no articles. air and atap can be definite or indefinite from context. If you want to make it clearly definite, you can say:

• airnya = the water
• atapnya or atap itu = the/that roof

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