Di etalase toko dekat pelabuhan, saya melihat dua merek tas dengan label yang berbeda.

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

So Di etalase toko dekat pelabuhan means something like In/At the shop display near the harbor.

A useful thing to remember is:

• di as a preposition is written separately:
  
  • di toko = at the shop
  • di rumah = at home
• di- as a prefix for passive verbs is written attached:
  
  • dibeli = bought
  • dilihat = seen

So in this sentence, di etalase is definitely the preposition.

Etalase usually means a display case, shop display, or store window/display area.

Depending on context, di etalase toko could suggest:

• in the store display
• in the shop window
• in the display case of the shop

It is a noun often used for the place where goods are shown to customers.

This phrase is built step by step:

• etalase = display / showcase
• toko = shop
• dekat pelabuhan = near the harbor

So:

• etalase toko = the shop’s display / the display of the shop
• etalase toko dekat pelabuhan = the display of the shop near the harbor

A native English speaker may want a word like of or ’s, but Indonesian often just places nouns next to each other:

• buku anak = children’s book / book for children
• pintu rumah = house door / door of the house
• etalase toko = shop display

Most naturally, dekat pelabuhan describes toko.

So the phrase is understood as:

• etalase [toko dekat pelabuhan]
• the display of the shop near the harbor

In theory, someone could imagine the display itself is near the harbor, but the normal reading is that the shop is near the harbor.

Indonesian often relies on natural interpretation rather than extra markers.

The comma marks the opening location phrase as background information:

• Di etalase toko dekat pelabuhan, = As for the display in the shop near the harbor / In the shop display near the harbor,

Then the main clause begins:

• saya melihat dua merek tas ...

The sentence would still be understandable without the comma, but the comma makes the structure clearer in writing.

Saya melihat is the more standard and careful form.

• melihat = to see
• lihat = see / look, often used in a more casual or shortened way

In everyday Indonesian, people often say:

• Saya lihat ...

But in more neutral or formal written Indonesian, saya melihat sounds more complete.

So:

• saya melihat = standard/formal
• saya lihat = common in conversation, less formal

Indonesian verbs usually do not change form for tense the way English verbs do.

So melihat itself does not specifically mean:

• saw
• see
• am seeing

The time is understood from context.

In this sentence, English would often translate it as I saw because it sounds like a completed observation in a scene being described. But depending on context, it could also be understood as I see.

If Indonesian wants to make time clearer, it can add words like:

• tadi = earlier
• kemarin = yesterday
• sekarang = now
• sedang = in progress
• sudah = already

For example:

• Saya tadi melihat ... = I saw ... earlier
• Saya sedang melihat ... = I am looking at / seeing ...

Dua merek tas means two brands of bags or two bag brands.

Breakdown:

• dua = two
• merek = brand
• tas = bag

Indonesian often puts nouns together without extra words like of:

• merek tas = bag brand / brand of bags

So dua merek tas means there were two different brands of bags.

It does not usually mean two bags. If you wanted to say two bags, you would simply say:

• dua tas

Because Indonesian often expresses noun relationships by simple noun placement.

English often needs structures like:

• brand of bags
• door of the house
• color of the car

Indonesian usually just stacks the nouns:

• merek tas = brand of bags
• pintu rumah = door of the house
• warna mobil = color of the car

This is very common, and learners need to get used to reading noun phrases from left to right while mentally supplying relationships like of, for, or ’s.

Dengan usually means with.

In this sentence:

• dengan label yang berbeda = with different labels

It introduces an extra description of the bags/brands being seen.

Common uses of dengan include:

• with something: dengan teman = with a friend
• by means of / using: dengan pisau = with a knife
• in a certain manner: dengan cepat = quickly, literally with speed

Here it is the simple with meaning.

Yang berbeda works like that are different or which are different.

So:

• label yang berbeda = labels that are different / different labels

In Indonesian, yang often introduces a descriptive clause or helps turn an adjective into something that clearly modifies a noun.

Compare:

• orang yang tinggi = the person who is tall / the tall person
• buku yang menarik = the book that is interesting / the interesting book
• label yang berbeda = labels that are different / different labels

Sometimes Indonesian can omit yang, especially in shorter or more compressed phrases, but label yang berbeda sounds very natural and clear.

Berbeda means different or to be different.

It comes from the root beda, meaning difference or differentness in a broad sense.

Examples:

• Kita berbeda. = We are different.
• Pendapatnya berbeda. = His/her opinion is different.
• label yang berbeda = labels that are different

So in this sentence, it tells us the labels were not the same.

Grammatically, the closest and most direct reading is that it describes label:

• dengan [label yang berbeda]
• with labels that are different

So the sentence most naturally means that the items had different labels.

However, because Indonesian can sometimes be structurally flexible, a learner might wonder whether the overall idea is also that the brands are different. Since the sentence already says dua merek tas, the context strongly suggests there are two brands, and the labels on them are different.

If someone wanted to be extra explicit, they could rephrase it in other ways, but the given sentence is natural and understandable.

Indonesian does not have articles like English a/an and the.

So nouns like:

• toko
• pelabuhan
• label
• tas

can mean:

• a shop / the shop
• a harbor / the harbor
• a label / the label
• bags / the bags

The listener figures out whether something is definite or indefinite from context.

That is why toko dekat pelabuhan can be understood as the shop near the harbor even though there is no separate word for the.

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

So:

• tas can mean bag or bags
• label can mean label or labels

Plural meaning is usually shown by context, numbers, or reduplication.

Here, plurality is already clear because of:

• dua merek tas = two brands of bags
• label yang berbeda = different labels

Indonesian does have reduplication for plural nouns, such as:

• tas-tas = bags

But it is not required when plurality is already obvious.

Yes. The given sentence is perfectly good standard Indonesian, but everyday speech might use slightly simpler wording, for example:

• Di etalase toko dekat pelabuhan, saya lihat dua merek tas dengan label berbeda.

Differences:

• saya lihat instead of saya melihat = more conversational
• label berbeda instead of label yang berbeda = a bit more compact

Both versions are understandable. The original sentence sounds slightly more careful and textbook-like, which is often useful for learners.