Setelah selesai, saya menggulung selang dan menyimpannya di gudang.

Setelah means after, and selesai means finished / done.

So Setelah selesai literally means after finished, but in natural English it means after finishing, when I was done, or once it was finished.

In Indonesian, it is very common to leave out the subject in this kind of time phrase if it is obvious from context. So:

• Setelah selesai, ... = After finishing, ... / Once I was done, ...

A fuller version could be:

• Setelah saya selesai, ... = After I was finished, ...

But that sounds a bit less natural here than the shorter version.

It is often treated like an adjective meaning finished / complete, but in actual Indonesian usage it behaves very flexibly.

For learners, the easiest way to understand it is:

• selesai = finished / done
• sudah selesai = already finished
• belum selesai = not finished yet

Examples:

• Pekerjaan saya selesai. = My work is finished.
• Saya belum selesai. = I’m not done yet.

In Setelah selesai, it describes the state of being finished.

Gulung is the base word, meaning something like roll or coil.

The form menggulung is the active verb form with the prefix meN-, which is very common in Indonesian. It often corresponds to an active transitive verb in English.

So:

• gulung = the root
• menggulung = to roll up / to coil

Because saya is actively doing the action to selang, Indonesian uses menggulung:

• saya menggulung selang = I rolled up the hose

This is because of how the meN- prefix changes depending on the first sound of the root word.

For roots beginning with g, the form is usually meng-:

• gali → menggali
• gambar → menggambar
• gulung → menggulung

So menggulung is the expected and correct form.

Here, selang means hose, usually a garden hose or water hose.

Be careful, because selang can also have other meanings in different contexts, such as interval or gap. But in this sentence, because of menggulung and storing it in a shed, it clearly means hose.

Menyimpannya has three parts:

• simpan = store / keep / put away
• menyimpan = to store / to put away
• -nya = it

So:

• menyimpannya = to store it / put it away

In this sentence, -nya refers back to selang.

So:

• saya menggulung selang dan menyimpannya di gudang
• I rolled up the hose and stored it in the shed

Because Indonesian often uses -nya to refer back to something already mentioned, much like it in English.

So instead of saying:

• saya menggulung selang dan menyimpan selang di gudang

which sounds repetitive, Indonesian naturally says:

• saya menggulung selang dan menyimpannya di gudang

This is very common and natural.

In some contexts, -nya can mean him, her, or it. Indonesian does not always distinguish these the way English does.

But in this sentence, the referent is selang (hose), so -nya clearly means it.

Context usually makes the meaning obvious.

Because Indonesian often leaves out repeated subjects when they are already clear.

So:

• saya menggulung selang dan menyimpannya di gudang

means:

• I rolled up the hose and put it away in the shed

The subject saya applies to both verbs:

• menggulung
• menyimpannya

You could say:

• saya menggulung selang dan saya menyimpannya di gudang

but that sounds more repetitive than necessary.

Di is a preposition meaning in / at / on, depending on context.

Here:

• di gudang = in the shed / in the storage room / in the warehouse

So di marks location.

Important difference:

• di gudang = in the shed (location)
• ke gudang = to the shed (direction)

In this sentence, the hose ends up located in the shed, so di gudang is correct.

Gudang most basically means storage place, storeroom, or warehouse.

Depending on context, English translations can vary:

• warehouse
• storeroom
• shed
• storage area

In this sentence, if the context is around a home or garden, shed is a very natural English translation. If the context were a business or larger building, storeroom or warehouse might fit better.

It is not always strictly necessary in casual writing, but it is very normal and helpful.

The comma separates the introductory time phrase from the main clause:

• Setelah selesai, saya menggulung selang dan menyimpannya di gudang.

This is similar to English:

• After finishing, I rolled up the hose and stored it in the shed.

So the comma improves readability.

Yes. Setelah and sesudah can both mean after.

So these are both possible:

• Setelah selesai, ...
• Sesudah selesai, ...

In many contexts, setelah is a bit more common in everyday use, but both are correct.

It is fairly neutral and natural standard Indonesian.

Nothing in it is especially slangy or especially stiff. It would work well in normal writing or speech.

A few notes:

• saya is neutral to polite for I
• the verb forms menggulung and menyimpannya are standard
• the structure sounds natural in both spoken and written Indonesian

Yes. In casual speech, Indonesians often shorten or simplify things. For example:

• Setelah selesai, saya gulung selangnya dan simpan di gudang.
• Habis selesai, saya gulung selang terus saya simpan di gudang.

These sound more conversational.

Compared with the original:

• Setelah selesai, saya menggulung selang dan menyimpannya di gudang.

the original is more fully grammatical and polished.

The main clause is:

• saya menggulung selang dan menyimpannya di gudang

Its structure is roughly:

• saya = subject
• menggulung = verb
• selang = object
• dan = and
• menyimpannya = second verb + object pronoun
• di gudang = location

So the overall order is very similar to English:

• I
  • rolled up
    • the hose
      • and
        • stored it
          • in the shed

That is one reason this sentence is relatively learner-friendly.

Yes. Menyimpan is a flexible verb. Depending on context, it can mean:

• store
• keep
• put away
• save

Examples:

• menyimpan baju di lemari = keep/store clothes in the closet
• menyimpan uang = save money
• menyimpan alat di gudang = store tools in the shed

In your sentence, put it away or store it both work well.

Yes, it is a very good natural translation.

The only small thing to remember is that Setelah selesai is slightly more compact than the full English After I finished. Indonesian often leaves out elements that are understood from context.

So the sentence is natural and accurate for that meaning:

• Setelah selesai, saya menggulung selang dan menyimpannya di gudang.