Kepercayaan diri saya meningkat setelah latihan dasar.

My self-confidence increases after the basic training.

Breakdown of Kepercayaan diri saya meningkat setelah latihan dasar.

• setelah: after
• saya: my
• dasar: basic
• latihan: the training

Questions & Answers about Kepercayaan diri saya meningkat setelah latihan dasar.

What does kepercayaan diri literally mean, and how is it formed?

Kepercayaan diri is a noun phrase meaning self-confidence. Literally, it is:

• percaya = to believe
• ke-…-an = a prefix–suffix pair that often turns verbs/adjectives into abstract nouns
• kepercayaan = belief, trust, confidence (as an abstract noun)
• diri = self

So kepercayaan diri is literally belief in (one’s own) self, which corresponds to self‑confidence in English.

Why is saya placed after kepercayaan diri instead of before it?

In Indonesian, possessors usually come after the thing possessed:

• kepercayaan diri saya = my self-confidence
  
  • kepercayaan diri = self-confidence
  • saya = my / I

This pattern is normal:

• rumah saya = my house
• teman saya = my friend
• kepercayaan diri saya = my self-confidence

Putting saya before, like saya kepercayaan diri, is ungrammatical. You need saya punya kepercayaan diri if you want saya in front as a subject:

• Saya punya kepercayaan diri. = I have self-confidence.