Breakdown of Kami bekerja sama menyiapkan materi presentasi.
kami
we
menyiapkan
to prepare
materi presentasi
the presentation material
bekerja sama
to work together
Questions & Answers about Kami bekerja sama menyiapkan materi presentasi.
What is the difference between kami and kita, and why is kami used here?
Indonesian has two main words for we:
- kami = we (not including the person you’re talking to)
- kita = we (including the person you’re talking to)
In the sentence Kami bekerja sama menyiapkan materi presentasi, kami implies that the speaker is talking about a group that does not include the listener. For example, a team telling a manager:
- Kami bekerja sama menyiapkan materi presentasi.
→ “We (my team), not you, worked together to prepare the presentation materials.”
If the speaker wanted to include the listener in that group, they would say kita instead:
- Kita bekerja sama menyiapkan materi presentasi.
→ “We (you and I and others) worked together to prepare the presentation materials.”
Is bekerja sama one word or two, and what does it literally mean?