Saya sedikit gugup sebelum presentasi.

I am slightly nervous before the presentation.

Breakdown of Saya sedikit gugup sebelum presentasi.

• adalah: to be
• saya: I
• sebelum: before
• presentasi: the presentation

Questions & Answers about Saya sedikit gugup sebelum presentasi.

Why is there no word for am in Saya sedikit gugup?

In Indonesian, you usually do not need a verb like to be in sentences like this.

So:

• Saya sedikit gugup = I am a little nervous
• literally, it is closer to I a little nervous

The adjective gugup can act as the predicate by itself. This is very normal in Indonesian.

What part of speech is gugup here?

Gugup is an adjective. It means nervous.

In this sentence, it describes the speaker’s state:

• Saya gugup = I am nervous

You can also modify it:

• sangat gugup = very nervous
• agak gugup = rather nervous
• sedikit gugup = a little nervous

What does sedikit mean in this sentence?