Ibu merebus telur di panci kecil sebelum sarapan.

Merebus is the active verb form, built from the root rebus (to boil).
The prefix meN- often marks that the subject is actively doing the action.

• rebus = the root
• merebus = to boil / is boiling

In a normal full sentence, Indonesian often uses this prefixed form for active verbs:

• Ibu merebus telur = Mother is boiling eggs.

If you just say rebus, that can sound more like a dictionary form, a command, or a less fully marked verb depending on context.

Not always. Ibu can mean:

• mother / mom
• Mrs. / ma’am
• a respectful way to address an adult woman

In this sentence, it most naturally means Mother/Mom if the context is about family. But in another context, Ibu could refer to a woman respectfully, like Mrs. someone.

Also, it is capitalized here, which often suggests it is being used like a title or a family role, similar to Mom in English.

Indonesian usually does not use articles like a, an, or the.

So:

• telur can mean egg, an egg, eggs, or the egg(s) depending on context
• panci kecil can mean a small pot or the small pot

The listener understands from context what is meant. This is very normal in Indonesian.

In Indonesian, nouns often stay the same whether they are singular or plural.

• telur = egg / eggs

Plural meaning is usually understood from context. If you really want to make it explicitly plural, you can use reduplication:

• telur-telur = eggs

But in many everyday sentences, Indonesians do not bother marking plural if it is already clear.

Di is a preposition meaning in, at, or on, depending on context.

Here:

• di panci kecil = in the small pot

So the phrase tells you the location of the boiling.

A useful thing to remember is:

• di as a preposition is written separately: di panci
• di- as a passive prefix is attached to a verb: direbus

So:

• di panci = in the pot
• direbus = boiled / is boiled

In Indonesian, adjectives usually come after the noun.

So:

• panci kecil = small pot
• rumah besar = big house
• telur rebus = boiled egg

This is one of the most basic word-order differences from English.

It can naturally suggest before breakfast and also before having breakfast, depending on context.

That is because sarapan can function as:

• a noun: breakfast
• a verb: to have breakfast

So sebelum sarapan is a very natural Indonesian phrase and can cover both ideas without needing extra words.

If you want to be more explicit, you could say:

• sebelum makan pagi = before eating breakfast / before the morning meal

But sebelum sarapan is perfectly normal.

Yes. The sentence follows a very common pattern:

• Ibu = subject
• merebus = verb
• telur = object
• di panci kecil = location
• sebelum sarapan = time

So the structure is basically:

Subject + Verb + Object + Other information

That is very typical in Indonesian, and it is often similar to English in simple sentences.

Usually, no. Di panci kecil most directly means in a small pot.

If you want to emphasize using something as an instrument, Indonesian more often uses dengan:

• dengan panci kecil = with a small pot / using a small pot

But with cooking, di is very natural because it describes where the eggs are being boiled.

By itself, merebus telur simply means to boil eggs. It does not automatically specify every detail, such as whether they are whole, soft-boiled, hard-boiled, or already cracked.

If needed, Indonesian can be more specific:

• merebus telur utuh = boil whole eggs
• merebus telur sampai matang = boil eggs until cooked
• telur rebus = boiled egg(s)

So the basic phrase is general unless context adds more detail.

Yes. Indonesian often allows you to leave out details that are not essential.

For example:

• Ibu merebus telur. = Mother is boiling eggs.
• Ibu merebus telur sebelum sarapan. = Mother is boiling eggs before breakfast.
• Ibu merebus telur di panci kecil. = Mother is boiling eggs in a small pot.

The full sentence simply adds more information about where and when the action happens.