Kami menunggu hasil pertandingan di kafe.

We wait for the match result at the cafe.

Breakdown of Kami menunggu hasil pertandingan di kafe.

• di: at
• kami: we
• menunggu: to wait
• kafe: the cafe
• hasil pertandingan: the match result

Questions & Answers about Kami menunggu hasil pertandingan di kafe.

Why use Kami and not kita? What’s the difference?

Indonesian has two words for we:

• kami = we (not including you, the listener)
• kita = we (including you, the listener)

Use kami if you’re talking about your group and excluding the person you’re talking to. If you want to include the listener (e.g., “Let’s/we are all waiting”), use kita: Kita menunggu hasil pertandingan di kafe.

How do I show tense (are waiting / waited / will wait) in Indonesian?

Indonesian doesn’t change the verb for tense. Use time words or aspect markers:

• Present/ongoing: Kami sedang/lagi menunggu hasil pertandingan di kafe.
• Past: Kami tadi/barusan menunggu hasil pertandingan di kafe. or Kami sudah menunggu…
• Future: Kami akan menunggu hasil pertandingan di kafe. or add nanti for “later.”

In English we say “wait for.” Do I need a preposition after menunggu?

No. menunggu takes its object directly (no preposition):

• Natural: Kami menunggu hasil pertandingan.
• Unnatural: Kami menunggu untuk hasil pertandingan.

Use untuk with a passive verb or purpose, not with a direct noun:

• Kami menunggu untuk dilayani.
• For “wait until,” use sampai/hingga (see next question).

How do I say “wait until the match ends”?

Use sampai or hingga:

• Kami menunggu sampai pertandingan selesai.
• Kami menunggu hingga pertandingan berakhir.

What’s the difference between di and ke?

• di = at/in/on (location; static): di kafe
• ke = to (movement/direction): ke kafe

Example: Kami pergi ke kafe untuk menunggu hasil pertandingan di kafe.

Can I move the location phrase di kafe to another position?

Yes, for emphasis or style:

• Kami menunggu hasil pertandingan di kafe. (neutral)
• Di kafe, kami menunggu hasil pertandingan. (emphasis on place)
• Kami di kafe menunggu hasil pertandingan. (also acceptable, slightly topicalizing “at the café”)

Avoid splitting the object unnaturally; keep hasil pertandingan together.

There’s no “a/the” in the sentence. How do I make it definite or indefinite?

Indonesian has no articles, so add markers if needed:

• Indefinite “a”: di sebuah kafe (at a café)
• Definite “the”: di kafe itu/tersebut (at that/the café)
• You can also use -nya for “the/its”: hasil pertandingannya = the match result/its result (context decides which)

Why is it spelled kafe, not cafe/café? Any synonyms?

Standard Indonesian uses kafe. Common synonyms:

• kedai kopi (coffee shop)
• warung kopi (more casual/roadside coffee stall)

All can work, depending on the setting.

What’s the difference between menunggu, tunggu, nunggu, menanti, and menantikan?

• tunggu = base/imperative: Tunggu! (Wait!)
• menunggu = to wait (neutral, standard)
• nunggu = colloquial form of menunggu
• menanti = to await (more formal/literary)
• menantikan = to look forward to/await with expectation
• Colloquial nungguin (from menunggui) often means “wait for (someone)” in speech, but standard menunggui means “to sit by/attend to” (e.g., menunggui orang sakit).

Does menunggu require an object? Can I say “Kami menunggu di kafe” without saying what we’re waiting for?

menunggu is typically transitive, but the object can be omitted if obvious from context:

• Kami menunggu di kafe. (We’re waiting at the café.) — acceptable when the object is understood.

What exactly does hasil pertandingan mean? Score, result, or winner?

hasil pertandingan is a broad “match result/outcome.” Depending on context it can refer to:

• The final result/score: hasil akhir, skor akhir
• The score itself: skor
• The winner: pemenang (e.g., Siapa pemenangnya?)

How do I make “results” clearly plural?

Use reduplication or quantifiers:

• hasil-hasil pertandingan (various results; more written/formal)
• beberapa hasil pertandingan (several results)
• semua hasil pertandingan (all results)

In everyday speech, context often makes number clear without marking plural.

Does di mean “at,” “in,” or “on”?

All three, depending on the noun:

• di kafe (at/in the café)
• di sekolah (at/in school)
• di meja (on the table)

Indonesian uses di for general location; English prepositions split by context.

Why is menunggu spelled with double g? What’s the word formation here?

Root: tunggu. The active prefix meN- attaches to roots and assimilates:

• meN- + tunggu → menunggu (the initial t drops after the prefix) That’s why you see ngg in the middle. Related forms:
• Negative: tidak menunggu
• Passive: ditunggu (e.g., Hasil pertandingan ditunggu banyak orang.)
• Short imperative: Tunggu!

Is di here a preposition or the passive prefix di-?

Here it’s the preposition di and must be written separately: di kafe. The passive prefix di- attaches to verbs with no space, e.g., ditunggu, dibaca.