Dukungan keluarga sangat berarti bagi saya.

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Breakdown of Dukungan keluarga sangat berarti bagi saya.

• bagi: for
• keluarga: the family
• saya: me

Questions & Answers about Dukungan keluarga sangat berarti bagi saya.

Why is dukungan used here instead of dukung?

Dukungan is a noun, while dukung is the verb root.

• dukung = to support
• dukungan = support, assistance, backing

The suffix -an often turns a root into a noun. So in this sentence, dukungan keluarga means family support, not to support family.

What does dukungan keluarga literally mean?

Literally, it means support of family or family support.

In Indonesian, two nouns are often placed together like this:

• dukungan keluarga = family support
• bantuan pemerintah = government aid
• nasihat dokter = a doctor’s advice

So keluarga is specifying what kind of support it is.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

Indonesian often leaves out the verb to be in sentences like this.

So:

• Dukungan keluarga sangat berarti bagi saya.

naturally means:

• Family support is very meaningful to me.

This is very normal in Indonesian. You do not need to add a word for is.