Breakdown of Setelah berjoging, jus pepaya dingin ini terasa sangat segar.
ini
this
sangat
very
setelah
after
dingin
cold
Questions & Answers about Setelah berjoging, jus pepaya dingin ini terasa sangat segar.
What does setelah mean here, and why is it at the beginning of the sentence?
Setelah means after.
In this sentence, Setelah berjoging means After jogging. It sets the time/context for the main statement.
Putting it at the beginning is very natural in Indonesian, just like in English:
- Setelah berjoging, jus pepaya dingin ini terasa sangat segar.
- After jogging, this cold papaya juice feels/tastes very refreshing.
The comma is also natural here because the sentence begins with a time phrase.
Why is it berjoging and not just joging?
The prefix ber- often forms an intransitive verb, especially for activities someone does.
So:
- joging = jogging
- berjoging = to go jogging / to do jogging
In many cases, ber- gives the sense of engaging in an activity.
Similar examples:
- berenang = to swim
- berjalan = to walk
- berolahraga = to exercise
So setelah berjoging is a natural way to say after jogging.
Is joging a normal Indonesian word even though it looks like English?