Word
Petani padi itu bekerja sejak pagi hingga sore.
Meaning
That rice farmer works from morning until late afternoon.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Petani padi itu bekerja sejak pagi hingga sore.
itu
that
pagi
the morning
sore
the afternoon
bekerja
to work
Questions & Answers about Petani padi itu bekerja sejak pagi hingga sore.
Why does the sentence say petani padi instead of just petani?
Petani means farmer in general, without saying what is being farmed.
Padi means rice (as a plant in the field).
So petani padi is more specific: a rice farmer (someone who grows rice in the fields).
You could say just petani if you don’t care what they farm, but petani padi tells you their crop, just like dairy farmer, sheep farmer, etc. in English.
What does itu do in petani padi itu?
Itu is a demonstrative that can mean:
- that (as in that rice farmer)
- or can function like the / that one we already talked about.
Putting it after the noun phrase (petani padi itu) usually means:
- that specific rice farmer / the rice farmer (we have in mind or already mentioned)
Compare:
- seorang petani padi = a rice farmer (indefinite, just one)
- petani padi itu = that/the rice farmer (definite, specific)
- petani padi ini = this rice farmer
Why is itu after the noun (petani padi itu) instead of before, like in English?