Lutut saya sakit setelah latihan kebugaran intensif.

to be

Breakdown of Lutut saya sakit setelah latihan kebugaran intensif.

• setelah: after
• saya: my
• latihan kebugaran: the fitness training

Questions & Answers about Lutut saya sakit setelah latihan kebugaran intensif.

Can sakit mean both “hurt” and “sick”? How do I know which one it is?

Yes. Sakit is very flexible and can mean:

• physically hurts / is painful – for a body part
  
  • Lutut saya sakit. = My knee hurts / is painful.
• sick / ill – for a person
  
  • Saya sakit. = I am sick / I’m ill.

You tell the meaning from context and what it’s describing:

• [body part] + sakit → usually “hurts / is painful”
  
  • Kepala saya sakit. = My head hurts.
• [person] + sakit → usually “sick / ill”
  
  • Dia sakit. = He/She is sick.

There are also more specific words:

• nyeri = aching / throbbing pain (slightly more formal/medical)
• cedera = injured
• pegal = sore (from tired muscles)

But in everyday speech, sakit covers most of this.

Why is it “Lutut saya sakit” and not “Saya sakit lutut”?