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Questions & Answers about Untuk kelas daring, saya menyalakan kamera web tetapi mematikan mikrofon.
What does “Untuk” mean here, and why is it at the beginning of the sentence?
Untuk is a preposition that usually means “for” or “for the purpose of.”
In this sentence:
- Untuk kelas daring = “For the online class” or “Regarding the online class”.
Putting it at the beginning (“Untuk kelas daring, …”) sets the context first: it tells you in what situation the following actions happen.
You could also say:
- Saya menyalakan kamera web tetapi mematikan mikrofon untuk kelas daring.
This is still correct. The meaning is the same; it just sounds less “topic‑first” and a bit more “neutral.” Indonesian is flexible about moving these prepositional phrases around.
What exactly is “kelas daring”? Is it the same as “online class”?
Yes.
- kelas = class
- daring = online
So kelas daring = “online class.”
Daring is an Indonesian term formed from “dalam jaringan” (literally “in the network”), which is a calque (translation) of online.
In everyday speech, people also say:
- kelas online (very common and easily understood)
- kelas daring (a bit more “official” or standardized, often used in media, government, schools)
What does literally mean, and how common is it compared to “online”?