Di etalase toko musik dekat kampus, saya melihat gitar baru dengan label harga yang jelas.

Di is a preposition meaning in, at, or on, depending on context. In this sentence, di etalase toko musik dekat kampus means something like in the display window / showcase of the music store near the campus.

A very important beginner point:

• di as a preposition is written separately: di etalase
• di- as a passive prefix is written attached to the verb: dibeli, dilihat

So here, di is not part of a verb. It simply tells you the location.

Etalase means display case, shop window, or showcase, depending on context. In a store, it usually refers to the place where items are displayed for customers to see.

So:

• di etalase = in the display case
• etalase toko = the store display/window

In this sentence, it suggests the guitar was seen on display in the music shop.

This is a noun phrase built in the usual Indonesian way, where the main noun comes first and the describing words follow it:

• toko = shop/store
• musik = music
• dekat kampus = near the campus

So:

• toko musik = music store
• toko musik dekat kampus = the music store near the campus

Indonesian often stacks descriptions after the noun without extra words like that is or which is.

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

So a noun like gitar can mean:

• a guitar
• the guitar
• just guitar, depending on context

That means saya melihat gitar baru could be translated as:

• I saw a new guitar
• I saw the new guitar

The surrounding context usually tells you which is more natural in English.

In Indonesian, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe.

So:

• gitar baru = new guitar
• rumah besar = big house
• buku menarik = interesting book

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

Saya means I, and melihat means to see or to look at.

Together:

• saya melihat = I saw / I was looking at / I see, depending on context

In this sentence, it most naturally means I saw.

Also, Indonesian verbs do not change form for the subject the way English verbs do. So:

• saya melihat = I see/saw
• dia melihat = he/she sees/saw
• mereka melihat = they see/saw

The verb melihat stays the same.

Indonesian usually does not mark tense directly on the verb. The verb melihat can refer to present or past depending on context.

So saya melihat could mean:

• I see
• I saw
• I was seeing

In real use, time is often understood from:

• context
• time words like kemarin (yesterday), tadi (earlier), besok (tomorrow)
• the situation

Here, English would most naturally translate it as I saw because it describes a completed observation.

Dengan usually means with.

Here it links gitar baru to an additional description:

• gitar baru dengan label harga yang jelas
• a new guitar with a clear price label

So dengan introduces something that the guitar has or is accompanied by.

It can also mean using in other sentences, such as:

• dengan pena = with a pen
• dengan hati-hati = carefully / literally with care

It describes label harga, not gitar.

Structure:

• gitar baru = new guitar
• dengan label harga = with a price label
• yang jelas = that is clear

So the phrase means:

• a new guitar with a price label that is clear

Because yang jelas comes right after label harga, it most naturally modifies that phrase.

Yang often introduces a clause that describes a noun, similar to English that, which, or who.

In this sentence:

• label harga yang jelas
• literally: price label that is clear

So yang connects label harga with the description jelas.

You can think of it as a relative marker. It is extremely common in Indonesian.

Other examples:

• orang yang baik = a person who is kind
• buku yang menarik = a book that is interesting

Usually, yang is the natural choice here.

• label harga yang jelas = a price label that is clear

Without yang, the phrase would sound less standard or would change the structure. Indonesian often uses noun + adjective directly, but once the phrase becomes more descriptive or clause-like, yang is very common and natural.

Compare:

• label jelas = a clear label
• label harga yang jelas = a clear price label / a price label that is clear

Both can work in some contexts, but the version with yang sounds more natural in this full sentence.

Jelas most often means clear.

Depending on context, it can also mean:

• obvious
• evident
• easy to read / understandable

In this sentence, label harga yang jelas probably means the price label was easy to read or clearly displayed.

So possible English ideas are:

• a clear price label
• an easy-to-read price label
• a clearly visible price label

Indonesian is flexible about word order, especially for time and place expressions.

Starting with:

• Di etalase toko musik dekat kampus, ...

puts the location first for emphasis or scene-setting. It is like saying:

• In the display window of the music store near campus, I saw...

You could also say:

• Saya melihat gitar baru dengan label harga yang jelas di etalase toko musik dekat kampus.

That version is also grammatical. The difference is mainly focus and style.

The comma separates the fronted location phrase from the main clause.

So the structure is:

• Di etalase toko musik dekat kampus, = setting/location
• saya melihat gitar baru ... = main statement

This comma helps readability in writing, especially when a longer phrase comes first. In short sentences, Indonesian punctuation can be somewhat flexible, but the comma here is very natural.

Kampus literally means campus, but in real usage it often refers to the university environment more generally.

So dekat kampus can mean:

• near campus
• near the university campus
• sometimes even near the university area

The most natural English translation depends on context.

Not naturally in this sentence.

• melihat = to see
• menonton = to watch, usually something like a movie, show, match, or performance
• memandang = to gaze at / look at, often more deliberate or literary

Since the speaker simply noticed or saw the guitar, melihat is the best choice.

Examples:

• melihat gitar = see a guitar
• menonton konser = watch a concert
• memandang langit = gaze at the sky

A useful breakdown is:

• Di etalase toko musik dekat kampus, = location phrase
• saya = subject
• melihat = verb
• gitar baru = object
• dengan label harga yang jelas = phrase describing the guitar

So the sentence structure is basically:

Location + Subject + Verb + Object + Description

This kind of structure is very common in Indonesian, and once you spot the pieces, the sentence becomes much easier to understand.