Kerja tim penting bagi proyek besar ini.

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Breakdown of Kerja tim penting bagi proyek besar ini.

• adalah: to be
• penting: important
• bagi: for

Questions & Answers about Kerja tim penting bagi proyek besar ini.

Why is there no word meaning “is” in this sentence? In English we say “Teamwork is important for this big project.”

Indonesian usually does not use a separate verb like “to be” (is/am/are) when the pattern is:

• Noun + Adjective

So:

• Kerja tim penting literally looks like “teamwork important”, but it is understood as “teamwork is important”.

You only normally use adalah (which often corresponds to “is/are”) when linking:

• Noun + Noun, for example:
  
  • Dia adalah guru. = He/She is a teacher.

Here, penting is an adjective (important), so Kerja tim penting is perfectly complete without adalah.

Can I say Kerja tim itu penting bagi proyek besar ini? What is the difference from the original?