Questions & Answers about Kata itu mudah dimengerti.
In the sentence Kata itu mudah dimengerti, which word is the subject and which part is the predicate?
- Kata itu = the subject → that word
- mudah dimengerti = the predicate → is easy to understand
So the basic structure is:
[Subject] [Adjective + passive verb]
Kata itu (that word) mudah dimengerti (easy to understand)
Why is it kata itu and not itu kata for that word?
In Indonesian, demonstratives like ini (this) and itu (that) usually come after the noun when they behave like determiners, similar to this/that in English:
- kata ini = this word
- kata itu = that word
When ini/itu comes before a word, it often behaves more like a pronoun (this/that one) followed by extra information, not a simple noun phrase:
- itu kata yang saya maksud = that is the word I mean
So:
- kata itu = that word (normal, most common)
- itu kata... = that is the word... (usually needs more after it)
What is the difference between itu and ini here?