Pipi adik perempuan saya merah setelah berlari di taman.

Pipi specifically means cheek or cheeks, not the whole face.

So Pipi adik perempuan saya merah means My younger sister’s cheeks are red, not My younger sister’s face is red.

A few related words:

• pipi = cheek / cheeks
• wajah or muka = face

In Indonesian, body parts are often left in the singular form even when English would naturally use a plural. So pipi ... merah can still be understood as cheeks are red.

Adik means younger sibling. It does not mean just little child here.

Because Indonesian does not mark gender in adik, the word perempuan is added to show that the younger sibling is female.

So:

• adik = younger sibling
• adik perempuan = younger sister
• adik laki-laki = younger brother

Then saya means my, so:

• adik perempuan saya = my younger sister

In Indonesian, possession usually works like this:

thing possessed + possessor

So:

• buku saya = my book
• rumah mereka = their house
• adik perempuan saya = my younger sister

This is different from English, where the possessor usually comes first:

• my younger sister
• my book

Here, the full phrase is:

• pipi adik perempuan saya = my younger sister’s cheeks

Literally, it is closer to:

• cheeks of my younger sister

It is a chain of nouns and possession:

• pipi = cheeks
• adik perempuan saya = my younger sister

So:

• pipi adik perempuan saya = the cheeks of my younger sister

You can think of it as:

[pipi] [adik perempuan saya]
[cheeks] [my younger sister]

Indonesian often builds noun phrases this way without using a word like of.

Indonesian usually does not need a verb like is / am / are when linking a subject to an adjective.

So:

• Pipi adik perempuan saya merah = My younger sister’s cheeks are red
• Rumah itu besar = That house is big
• Dia senang = He/She is happy

This is very normal in Indonesian. The adjective can directly describe the subject without a separate linking verb.

In this sentence, merah is not just an adjective inside a noun phrase; it is the predicate adjective.

Structure:

• Pipi adik perempuan saya = subject
• merah = predicate adjective
• setelah berlari di taman = time/circumstance phrase

So the sentence pattern is basically:

Subject + adjective

This is similar to:

• Langit biru = The sky is blue
• Anaknya sakit = His/Her child is sick

If you were using merah directly inside a noun phrase, the structure would also normally place it after the noun:

• baju merah = red shirt
• pipi merah = red cheeks

So in both cases, Indonesian adjectives commonly come after the noun they describe.

It explains when or after what event the cheeks became red.

So the sentence means the cheeks were red after running in the park.

Breakdown:

• setelah = after
• berlari = to run / running
• di taman = in the park

This whole phrase connects naturally to the idea that the cheeks were red as a result of that activity.

Both lari and berlari relate to running, but berlari is the more standard verbal form meaning to run or be running.

• lari can be a root and can also appear in less formal speech.
• berlari is a common intransitive verb form.

Here, after setelah, using berlari sounds natural and standard:

• setelah berlari di taman = after running in the park

The prefix ber- often forms intransitive verbs connected with an action or activity.

Other examples:

• berjalan = to walk
• berenang = to swim
• berbicara = to speak

Di is a very common preposition for location. Depending on context, it can correspond to in, at, or sometimes on in English.

Here:

• di taman = in the park / at the park

English chooses among in and at more strictly than Indonesian does. Indonesian often just uses di for general location.

Examples:

• di rumah = at home / in the house
• di sekolah = at school
• di meja = on the table / at the table, depending on context

So di taman is perfectly natural here.

Yes. That would be more explicit:

• Pipi adik perempuan saya merah setelah dia berlari di taman.

This means the same basic thing: My younger sister’s cheeks are red after she ran / after running in the park.

In the original sentence, Indonesian leaves out the subject of berlari because it is easy to understand from context. That kind of omission is very common.

So:

• setelah berlari di taman = after running in the park
• setelah dia berlari di taman = after she ran in the park

The original is more compact and natural when the subject is obvious.

Yes, in context it is understood as a temporary condition: her cheeks are red after running.

Indonesian does not need a special tense form to show this. The time/cause phrase setelah berlari di taman gives the context.

So even though merah by itself just means red, the full sentence makes it clear that this redness is the result of running, not a permanent characteristic.

Yes, but the tone changes.

• adik perempuan saya = more neutral / standard / polite
• adik perempuanku or adik perempuan aku = more informal

A very natural informal version would be:

• Pipi adik perempuanku merah setelah berlari di taman.

Notes:

• -ku is a possessive suffix meaning my
• aku is informal compared with saya

So the original sentence with saya sounds more neutral and generally safer for learners.

Yes, if the gender is already known from context.

So you could say:

• Pipi adik saya merah setelah berlari di taman.

That means:

• My younger sibling’s cheeks are red or, if context makes it clear,
• My younger sister’s cheeks are red

Indonesian often leaves gender unspecified unless it matters. English usually forces you to choose sister or brother, but Indonesian often does not.

Yes, it is natural and grammatically correct.

Its structure is straightforward:

• Pipi adik perempuan saya = subject
• merah = predicate adjective
• setelah berlari di taman = adverbial phrase

A slightly simpler everyday version might be:

• Pipi adik saya merah setelah lari di taman.

But the original sentence is perfectly good, clear, and standard.