Saya menyimpan piring dan gelas bersih di lemari dapur.

In this sentence, menyimpan means something like to store, to keep, or to put away.

Depending on context, it could describe:

• a general habit: I keep/store clean plates and glasses in the kitchen cabinet
• a specific action: I put away the clean plates and glasses in the kitchen cabinet

So menyimpan is a little broader than just one English verb.

Simpan is the base form/root.

Menyimpan is the active verb form made with the meN- prefix, which is very common in Indonesian. In a normal statement like this, Indonesian usually uses that active form:

• simpan = base form, or sometimes an imperative in context
• menyimpan = to store/keep/put away

The spelling changes because of the prefix:

• meN- + simpan becomes menyimpan

The initial s disappears and the prefix changes shape. This kind of sound change is normal in Indonesian verb formation.

No, Indonesian does not mark tense the way English does.

Saya menyimpan piring dan gelas bersih di lemari dapur can mean:

• I store/keep clean plates and glasses in the kitchen cabinet
• I am putting away the clean plates and glasses in the kitchen cabinet
• I stored/put away the clean plates and glasses in the kitchen cabinet

Context tells you which one is intended.

If you want to be more specific, Indonesian often adds time words such as:

• tadi = earlier
• kemarin = yesterday
• sekarang = now
• biasanya = usually
• sedang = in progress

In Indonesian, nouns often do not need special plural marking when the meaning is already clear from context.

So:

• piring can mean plate or plates
• gelas can mean glass or glasses

Here, English would naturally use the plural, but Indonesian is perfectly normal without a plural ending.

If a speaker wants to emphasize plurality, they can use reduplication:

• piring-piring
• gelas-gelas

But in this sentence, that would usually be unnecessary.

The most natural reading is that bersih describes both nouns:

• clean plates and glasses

So piring dan gelas bersih is understood as plates and glasses that are clean.

If a speaker wanted to be extra explicit, they could say:

• piring bersih dan gelas bersih

But that is not necessary in most contexts.

Because that is the normal Indonesian pattern.

In Indonesian, descriptive adjectives usually come after the noun:

• piring bersih = clean plate(s)
• gelas bersih = clean glass(es)
• rumah besar = big house

So piring dan gelas bersih follows the normal noun + adjective order.

This is one of the big word-order differences from English.

No. In a simple phrase like this, yang is not needed.

The normal pattern is just:

• noun + adjective
• gelas bersih = clean glass(es)

Using yang can add a more relative-clause-like meaning, such as the ones that are clean or which are clean, depending on context.

So:

• piring dan gelas bersih = clean plates and glasses
• piring dan gelas yang bersih = the plates and glasses that are clean / the clean ones

In this sentence, leaving out yang is the most straightforward choice.

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

So:

• di lemari dapur = in the kitchen cabinet / cupboard

A very important spelling point:

• di as a preposition is written separately
• di- as a passive verb prefix is written attached

So:

• di lemari = in the cabinet
• disimpan = stored / is stored

English speakers often mix these up, so this is a useful detail to notice.

Lemari means cabinet, cupboard, or wardrobe, depending on context.

Lemari dapur literally means something like kitchen cabinet/cupboard.

In Indonesian, noun + noun combinations are common, and the second noun often modifies the first:

• lemari dapur = kitchen cabinet
• meja makan = dining table
• lampu kamar = bedroom lamp / room lamp

A useful contrast is:

• lemari dapur = a kitchen cabinet
• lemari di dapur = a cabinet in the kitchen

Those are similar, but not exactly the same idea.

Because Indonesian does not have articles that work like English a/an and the.

So Indonesian often just says:

• piring where English might say a plate, the plate, or plates
• lemari dapur where English might say a kitchen cabinet or the kitchen cabinet

Again, context does the work.

That means one Indonesian sentence can often match several natural English translations.

Yes. The sentence follows a very common pattern:

• Saya = subject
• menyimpan = verb
• piring dan gelas bersih = object
• di lemari dapur = location

So the structure is basically:

• Subject + Verb + Object + Place

That is a very natural order in Indonesian.

You can move things around for emphasis, but this version is the most neutral and straightforward.

Sometimes yes, if the subject is already clear from context.

For example, in conversation, someone might say just:

• Menyimpan piring dan gelas bersih di lemari dapur.

But as a full, clear sentence, especially for learners, Saya is completely normal and helpful.

So:

• Saya ... = explicit and neutral
• omitting it = possible in context, but less complete on its own

In everyday Indonesian, gelas usually means a drinking glass or sometimes a cup/glass container depending on context.

In this sentence, together with piring and lemari dapur, it clearly refers to tableware or kitchen items, so glasses is the natural interpretation.

That is why piring dan gelas is a very common pairing, similar to plates and glasses or dishes and glasses in English.