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Indonesian usually does not use a verb like “to be” (is/are/am) between a noun and an adjective or noun.
So instead of saying:
- suhu tubuh saya adalah normal
people normally just say:
- suhu tubuh saya normal
The pattern is:
- noun + adjective → “my body temperature is normal”
- suhu tubuh saya normal → literally “body temperature my normal”, but it means “my body temperature is normal”.
You only need adalah in more formal or written contexts, usually before a noun phrase, not an adjective:
- Dia adalah dokter. = “He/She is a doctor.”
- Suhu tubuh saya normal. (no adalah)
Both exist, but they are different:
- hari ini = “today” (the whole day as a time period)
- sekarang = “now”, “right now / at the moment”
In this sentence, Hari ini dokter berkata... means:
- “Today, the doctor said...” (sometime earlier today)
If you said Sekarang dokter berkata suhu tubuh saya normal, it would sound like:
- “Right now the doctor is saying my body temperature is normal” (as in, at this very moment).
So is correct because you’re referring to when the doctor made that statement.