Di halaman, ayah memperbaiki kursi kayu dengan palu dan paku.

In the yard, Father fixes a wooden chair with a hammer and nails.

Breakdown of Di halaman, ayah memperbaiki kursi kayu dengan palu dan paku.

• sebuah: a
• di: in
• dan: and
• dengan: with

Questions & Answers about Di halaman, ayah memperbaiki kursi kayu dengan palu dan paku.

What does di halaman mean exactly, and can halaman also mean “page”?

Di halaman literally means “in/on the yard”, here referring to the outdoor yard/compound of a house or building.

The noun halaman has two common meanings:

1. Yard / courtyard / compound – an outdoor space around a house, school, office, etc.
   
   • di halaman = in the yard
   • di halaman sekolah = in the school yard
2. Page (of a book, website, etc.) – especially in written contexts.
   • halaman 5 = page 5
   • halaman depan koran = front page of a newspaper

In this sentence, because we’re talking about fixing a wooden chair with hammer and nails, halaman is naturally understood as yard, not page.

What is the function of di here, and how is it different from the prefix di-?