Questions & Answers about Telinga saya sakit malam ini.
What does each word in Telinga saya sakit malam ini literally mean?
Word by word:
- telinga = ear
- saya = I / me (here: my)
- sakit = sore / in pain / sick / hurts
- malam = night / evening
- ini = this
So literally: ear my sore night this, which in natural English is My ear hurts tonight / this evening.
Why is it telinga saya and not saya telinga for “my ear”?
In Indonesian, possession is usually shown by putting the possessed noun first and the possessor after:
- telinga saya = my ear (literally ear I)
- rumah saya = my house
- buku kamu = your book
So telinga saya is the normal way to say my ear.
Saya telinga is not grammatical for possession.
Why is there no word for “is” in telinga saya sakit?