Questions & Answers about Kamar kos saya sempit, tetapi nyaman.
What does kamar kos mean, and why not just kamar?
Kamar means room. Kos (often written kost informally) refers to a rented room in a boarding house/rooming house (common for students or workers).
So kamar kos specifically means a boarding/rooming-house room, not just any room.
What does saya mean here? Could it be aku instead?
Saya means I / my in a neutral-polite style. In kamar kos saya, it functions like my: my boarding room.
You can use aku in more casual/intimate contexts: Kamar kos aku sempit, tapi nyaman.
Both are grammatical; the choice depends on formality and relationship.
Why is there no word for “is” in the sentence?
Indonesian often omits the verb “to be” in simple descriptive sentences.
So Kamar kos saya sempit literally reads My boarding room (is) narrow/small without needing a separate is/are.
Does sempit mean “narrow” or “small”?