Suasana hati saya baik hari ini.

to be

Breakdown of Suasana hati saya baik hari ini.

• hari ini: today
• baik: good
• suasana hati: the mood

Questions & Answers about Suasana hati saya baik hari ini.

Why is there no word for “is” in Suasana hati saya baik hari ini?

Indonesian usually drops a verb like “to be” (is/am/are) when linking a noun/pronoun to an adjective or noun.

• English: My mood is good today.
• Indonesian: Suasana hati saya baik hari ini. (literally: mood my good today)

The structure is simply:

• Suasana hati saya = my mood (subject)
• baik = good (adjective / predicate)
• hari ini = today (time expression)

No extra linking verb is needed. This is normal and correct in Indonesian.

What does suasana hati literally mean, and how natural is it?

Literally:

• suasana = atmosphere, ambience
• hati = (literally liver, but metaphorically heart/feelings)

So suasana hati literally feels like “the atmosphere of (my) heart/feelings”, which corresponds to “mood” in English.

It is a very natural and common phrase in standard Indonesian when talking about emotions:

• Suasana hati saya baik. = My mood is good.
• Suasana hati dia sedang jelek. = His/her mood is bad right now.

In casual speech, people might also just say mood (borrowed from English), but suasana hati is fully native and perfectly normal.

What is saya doing in this sentence, and why does it come after ?