Jalanan di kota ini sering macet.

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Breakdown of Jalanan di kota ini sering macet.

• adalah: to be
• di: in
• sering: often

Questions & Answers about Jalanan di kota ini sering macet.

What does jalanan mean here, and how is it different from jalan?

Jalan usually means road, street, or way.

Jalanan is a derived form that often refers to roads/streets in general, or the roadway/street area as a collective idea. In this sentence, jalanan sounds like the streets/roads rather than just one specific road.

So:

• jalan = road/street
• jalanan = the streets / roads in general / roadway

In everyday Indonesian, jalanan is very common when talking about traffic conditions.

Why is it jalanan di kota ini and not jalanan kota ini?

The preposition di means in, at, or on, depending on context.

So di kota ini means in this city.

• jalanan di kota ini = the roads in this city
• jalanan kota ini would sound less natural for this meaning

Indonesian often uses di to show location very directly, so jalanan di kota ini is the normal way to say it.

What does ini refer to in kota ini?