Walaupun kami berbeda pendapat, kami tetap saling menghargai.

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Breakdown of Walaupun kami berbeda pendapat, kami tetap saling menghargai.

• walaupun: although
• tetap: still
• saling menghargai: to respect each other

Questions & Answers about Walaupun kami berbeda pendapat, kami tetap saling menghargai.

What does walaupun do in this sentence?

Walaupun means although / even though. It introduces a contrast:

• Walaupun kami berbeda pendapat = Although we have different opinions
• kami tetap saling menghargai = we still respect each other

So it works like a subordinating conjunction in English, setting up the idea of contrast.

Why is kami used instead of kita?

This is a very common question because Indonesian has two words for we:

• kami = we, but not including the person being spoken to
• kita = we, including the person being spoken to

So kami berbeda pendapat means we (not you) have different opinions.

If the speaker wanted to include the listener, they would probably use kita instead.

Why is kami repeated twice?

The sentence says:

• Walaupun kami berbeda pendapat, kami tetap saling menghargai.

The second kami is there for clarity and natural rhythm. Indonesian often repeats the subject after a clause, especially when the sentence has two parts.

It would still be understandable to say:

• Walaupun kami berbeda pendapat, tetap saling menghargai.