Cinta keluarga kami sangat kuat.

to be

Breakdown of Cinta keluarga kami sangat kuat.

• sangat: very
• keluarga: the family
• kami: our

Questions & Answers about Cinta keluarga kami sangat kuat.

What is the literal, word‑for‑word meaning of Cinta keluarga kami sangat kuat?

Literally:

• cinta = love (noun)
• keluarga = family
• kami = we / our (exclusive: not including the person spoken to)
• sangat = very
• kuat = strong

So the raw order is: love family our very strong, which in natural English is Our family’s love is very strong.

Why is there no word meaning “is” in this sentence? Why not Cinta keluarga kami adalah sangat kuat?

Indonesian usually does not use a separate verb like “to be / is” before adjectives. The pattern is simply:

subject + adjective

So:

• Cinta keluarga kami kuat. = Our family’s love is strong.
• Cinta keluarga kami sangat kuat. = Our family’s love is very strong.

The word adalah is sometimes used like “is/are”, but mainly:

• before a noun phrase, not an adjective:
  
  • Dia adalah guru. = He/She is a teacher.
• for emphasis or more formal style.

Using adalah before an adjective like sangat kuat is usually unnatural in everyday Indonesian.

Why is the order cinta keluarga kami instead of something like keluarga kami cinta?