Saya menunjukkan kupon diskon kepada kasir.

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Breakdown of Saya menunjukkan kupon diskon kepada kasir.

• saya: I
• kasir: the cashier
• menunjukkan: to show

Questions & Answers about Saya menunjukkan kupon diskon kepada kasir.

What’s the difference between the verbs menunjuk and menunjukkan?

• menunjuk = to point (at something). Example: Dia menunjuk papan tulis. (He points at the board.)
• menunjukkan = to show, to point out (to someone). It typically takes a thing and a recipient. Example: Dia menunjukkan kupon diskon kepada kasir.
• Formally, menunjukkan comes from the root tunjuk with the prefix meN- and the suffix -kan. The suffix -kan often has a causative/applicative sense (cause someone to see/know; direct an action toward a recipient).

Why is kepada used? Could I use ke, pada, untuk, or sama instead?

• kepada: preferred in neutral/formal style for recipients (people). Your sentence is perfectly standard.
• ke: literally “to (a place).” In everyday speech it’s also used for recipients: … ke kasir is very common.
• pada: formal and versatile; can replace kepada with people in formal writing, but sounds stiff in casual speech.
• untuk: means “for,” not “to (a person).” Don’t use it here.
• sama: very colloquial for “to/with.” In casual Indonesian: … sama kasir. Examples:
• Formal/neutral: Saya menunjukkan kupon diskon kepada kasir.
• Conversational: Saya nunjukin kupon diskon ke/sama kasir.