Kelinci putih itu belum makan karena dia masih tidur di sudut kamar.

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

So:

• kelinci putih = white rabbit
• literally, it is more like rabbit white

This is the normal pattern in Indonesian:

• rumah besar = big house
• buku baru = new book
• kucing hitam = black cat

So kelinci putih itu follows standard Indonesian word order.

Itu here marks the noun as something specific and known in the context. Depending on context, kelinci putih itu can mean:

• that white rabbit
• the white rabbit

When itu comes after a noun phrase, it often works like a definiteness marker. It points to a particular rabbit, not just any white rabbit.

So:

• kelinci putih = a white rabbit / white rabbit
• kelinci putih itu = that white rabbit / the white rabbit

In Indonesian, demonstratives like ini and itu usually come after the noun they modify.

Examples:

• rumah itu = that house
• buku ini = this book
• kelinci putih itu = that white rabbit

So the order is:

noun + adjective + itu

not the English-style order that white rabbit.

This is a very common question.

Belum means not yet. It suggests that the action has not happened up to now, but it may happen later.

So:

• belum makan = has not eaten yet

By contrast, tidak makan simply means does not eat or is not eating, depending on context. It does not naturally carry the idea of yet.

Compare:

• Saya belum makan. = I haven’t eaten yet.
• Saya tidak makan. = I’m not eating / I do not eat.

In your sentence, belum is used because the rabbit has not eaten yet, and the reason is that it is still asleep.

Masih means still.

So:

• masih tidur = still sleeping

It shows that the situation is continuing. The rabbit is asleep now, and that sleeping state has not ended yet.

Compare:

• Dia tidur. = He/She is sleeping / slept / sleeps, depending on context
• Dia masih tidur. = He/She is still sleeping

In everyday Indonesian, the base form makan is very commonly used, especially when no object is stated clearly or when the meaning is general.

So belum makan is the normal way to say hasn’t eaten yet.

Memakan exists, but it is more formal and often sounds more specific, sometimes focusing more on the act of consuming something. In ordinary speech, makan is much more natural here.

So:

• Kelinci itu belum makan. = natural
• Kelinci itu belum memakan ... = possible, but less natural in this context

Indonesian does not use a verb like English to be for most ordinary verb phrases.

In English, you say:

• is sleeping

In Indonesian, you just say:

• tidur = sleep / sleeping
• masih tidur = still sleeping

Indonesian verbs do not change form the way English verbs do, and there is no need for a separate is before an action verb.

Dia can mean he or she. Indonesian third-person singular pronouns do not show gender.

So:

• dia = he / she

In this sentence, dia refers back to the rabbit. Indonesian can use dia for animals too, especially in simple everyday sentences.

If you want to know whether it is male or female, the sentence itself does not tell you.

Indonesian often allows subjects to be omitted when they are clear, but including dia makes the sentence clearer and more explicit.

So:

• Kelinci putih itu belum makan karena dia masih tidur ...
  clearly says because it/he/she is still sleeping

You could hear shorter versions in conversation, but using dia helps avoid confusion, especially for learners and in written sentences.

Indonesian often links nouns directly without a word like English of.

So:

• sudut kamar = corner of the room
• literally: corner room

This noun + noun pattern is very common in Indonesian:

• pintu rumah = the door of the house / house door
• warna baju = the color of the shirt
• sudut kamar = the corner of the room

And di marks location:

• di sudut kamar = in/at the corner of the room

Di is the normal preposition for location: in, at, or on, depending on context.

So:

• di sudut kamar = in the corner of the room

A useful basic rule is:

• di = location
• ke = movement toward
• dari = movement from

Examples:

• di kamar = in the room
• ke kamar = to the room
• dari kamar = from the room

Indonesian does not mark tense on verbs the way English does. The verb forms stay the same.

So makan and tidur do not change for present, past, or future.

Time is understood from:

• context
• time words
• aspect words like belum and masih

In this sentence:

• belum = not yet
• masih = still

These strongly suggest a current situation, so the sentence is naturally understood as present-time.

Karena means because. It introduces the reason.

Structure:

• [main statement] + karena + [reason]

So here:

• Kelinci putih itu belum makan = the white rabbit hasn’t eaten yet
• karena dia masih tidur di sudut kamar = because it is still sleeping in the corner of the room

Together, the second part explains the first part.

Yes. Indonesian allows that.

You can also say:

• Karena dia masih tidur di sudut kamar, kelinci putih itu belum makan.

This means the same thing. The difference is mainly emphasis:

• starting with karena highlights the reason first
• starting with kelinci putih itu belum makan highlights the main fact first

Both are grammatical.

Yes, you could. But the meaning becomes less specific.

Compare:

• Kelinci putih itu belum makan ... = that/the white rabbit hasn’t eaten yet
• Kelinci putih belum makan ... = a white rabbit / white rabbits / the white rabbit, depending on context

So itu helps make the rabbit feel definite and identifiable.

Yes. Indonesian does not have articles like a, an, and the in the same way English does.

So kamar can mean:

• room
• a room
• the room

The exact meaning depends on context.

In di sudut kamar, English naturally uses the room, but Indonesian does not need a separate word for the there.