Coba tebak siapa yang mengetuk pintu.

Try to guess who is knocking on the door.

Breakdown of Coba tebak siapa yang mengetuk pintu.

• yang: that
• pintu: the door
• mengetuk: to knock
• siapa: who

Questions & Answers about Coba tebak siapa yang mengetuk pintu.

What does coba mean here?

Literally, coba means try. In everyday Indonesian, when it appears before a command, it often softens the tone and makes it sound more natural or encouraging.

So Coba tebak... can mean:

• Try to guess...
• Go ahead, guess...
• Come on, guess...

It is very common in speech.

Why is it tebak, not menebak?

Tebak is the base form, and in commands Indonesian often uses the base form directly.

So:

• Tebak! = Guess!
• Coba tebak... = Try to guess...

Menebak is the active verb form more commonly used in statements, such as:

• Saya menebak jawabannya = I guessed the answer

After coba, the bare verb tebak sounds very natural.

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