Asuransi kesehatan penting bagi keluarga kami.

to be

Breakdown of Asuransi kesehatan penting bagi keluarga kami.

• penting: important
• bagi: for
• keluarga: the family

Questions & Answers about Asuransi kesehatan penting bagi keluarga kami.

Why is there no word for “is” in this sentence?

Indonesian usually doesn’t use a separate verb for “to be” (like is / am / are) when linking a subject to an adjective.

• Asuransi kesehatan = health insurance (subject)
• penting = important (adjective acting as the predicate)

So Asuransi kesehatan penting literally works as “Health insurance important”, which is understood as “Health insurance is important.”

In Indonesian, it’s completely normal and correct to have:

• Saya lapar. = I hungry. → “I am hungry.”
• Rumah itu besar. = That house big. → “That house is big.”
• Asuransi kesehatan penting. = Health insurance important. → “Health insurance is important.”

Can I say “Asuransi kesehatan adalah penting bagi keluarga kami”?