Perawat membalut pergelangan tangan saya dengan perban.

Perawat means nurse. It is the standard Indonesian word for a nurse, and it does not show gender. So perawat can mean male nurse or female nurse, depending on context.

In this sentence, Perawat is the subject:

• Perawat = the nurse

Because Indonesian often omits the/a, perawat can mean the nurse or a nurse, depending on the situation.

Balut is the root word, related to wrap or bandage.

Membalut is the active verb form built with the meN- prefix:

• balut = wrap / bandage
• membalut = to wrap, to bandage

This is very common in Indonesian. The meN- prefix often makes a verb meaning to do X.

So:

• Perawat membalut ... = The nurse bandaged / wrapped ...

If you just said balut by itself, it would usually sound like a base form or a command, depending on context, not the normal finite verb form for this sentence.

This is due to a regular sound change in Indonesian prefixes.

The active prefix is often written as meN-, but its actual form changes depending on the first sound of the root word.

Since the root is balut, which starts with b, the prefix becomes mem-:

• meN- + balut → membalut

This kind of change is very common:

• membaca from baca
• memakai from pakai
• menulis from tulis
• mengambil from ambil

So membalut is just the expected form.

Pergelangan tangan means wrist.

Literally, it refers to the joint area of the hand/arm. Indonesian often uses multi-word body-part expressions where English uses a single word.

Breakdown:

• pergelangan = joint / hinge area
• tangan = hand, arm

Together:

• pergelangan tangan = wrist

This is the normal and natural way to say wrist in Indonesian.

Because Indonesian usually shows possession by putting the possessor after the noun.

So:

• pergelangan tangan saya = my wrist
• literally: wrist hand my

This is very normal Indonesian structure:

• rumah saya = my house
• nama saya = my name
• tangan saya = my hand

So pergelangan tangan saya is the standard way to say my wrist.

Indonesian does not normally put possessive words before the noun the way English does.

In English:

• my wrist

In Indonesian:

• pergelangan tangan saya
• literally: wrist my

This is one of the biggest word-order differences for English speakers. Possession usually works like this:

• noun + saya = my ...
• noun + kamu = your ...
• noun + dia = his/her ...
• noun + mereka = their ...

Examples:

• buku saya = my book
• ibu saya = my mother
• dokter mereka = their doctor

Dengan usually means with.

Here, dengan perban means with a bandage or using a bandage.

So the phrase tells you the instrument or means used to do the action:

• membalut ... dengan perban = to bandage/wrap ... with a bandage

This is a very common use of dengan:

• menulis dengan pensil = to write with a pencil
• memotong dengan pisau = to cut with a knife

So in your sentence, dengan perban explains what the nurse used.

Because Indonesian does not usually use articles the way English does.

So:

• perawat can mean a nurse or the nurse
• perban can mean a bandage or the bandage

The exact meaning depends on context.

If the situation is already clear, Indonesian often leaves it unstated. That is completely normal.

Sometimes Indonesian can add words for emphasis or clarity, such as:

• seorang perawat = a nurse
• perawat itu = that/the nurse
• sebuah perban = a bandage

But in ordinary speech, leaving articles out is standard.

Yes. The sentence follows the very common pattern:

Subject + Verb + Object + Additional information

So here:

• Perawat = subject
• membalut = verb
• pergelangan tangan saya = object
• dengan perban = additional phrase telling how/with what

That makes the sentence very natural and straightforward.

A literal breakdown is:

• Perawat = nurse
• membalut = bandaged/wrapped
• pergelangan tangan saya = my wrist
• dengan perban = with a bandage

By itself, tangan can sometimes cover meanings that English divides into hand and sometimes part of the arm, depending on context.

But in the fixed phrase pergelangan tangan, the meaning is specifically wrist. So there is no ambiguity here.

Even though tangan often translates as hand, the whole phrase must be understood together:

• pergelangan tangan = wrist

So you should learn it as one set expression.

Yes, that is a very natural translation too.

Membalut can be translated in English in several close ways depending on context:

• bandaged
• wrapped
• wrapped in a bandage
• put a bandage on

The Indonesian sentence does not force just one English wording. The main idea is that the nurse treated your wrist using a bandage.

So all of these can fit:

• The nurse bandaged my wrist.
• The nurse wrapped my wrist with a bandage.
• The nurse wrapped my wrist in a bandage.

Grammatically, yes:

• pergelangan tangan aku = my wrist

But the tone changes.

• saya is more neutral, polite, and standard
• aku is more informal and personal

Since the sentence involves a nurse and sounds fairly neutral or formal, saya is a very natural choice.

So:

• Perawat membalut pergelangan tangan saya dengan perban. = neutral/standard
• Perawat membalut pergelangan tangan aku dengan perban. = more casual

Both are understandable.