Saya hampir lupa membayar iuran kebersihan bulan ini.

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Breakdown of Saya hampir lupa membayar iuran kebersihan bulan ini.

• lupa: to forget
• membayar: to pay
• hampir: almost

Questions & Answers about Saya hampir lupa membayar iuran kebersihan bulan ini.

What does hampir mean in this sentence?

Hampir means almost or nearly.

So Saya hampir lupa membayar iuran kebersihan bulan ini means the speaker almost forgot to pay the cleaning fee this month.

A useful pattern is:

• hampir + verb/adjective

Examples:

• Saya hampir jatuh. = I almost fell.
• Dia hampir terlambat. = He/She was almost late.
• Saya hampir lupa. = I almost forgot.

In your sentence, hampir modifies lupa, so the idea is almost forgot, not almost paid.

Why is lupa followed directly by membayar?

In Indonesian, lupa can be followed directly by a verb to mean forget to do something.

So:

• lupa membayar = forget to pay
• lupa membawa dompet = forget to bring a wallet
• lupa menelepon = forget to call

This is very natural Indonesian. English usually needs to: forget to pay, but Indonesian often just places the verb after lupa without any extra word.

You may also hear:

• lupa untuk membayar

That is possible, but in everyday speech lupa membayar is simpler and more common.