Saya lebih suka teman yang tidak terlalu bawel dan tidak teledor menyimpan dokumen penting.

Lebih suka means prefer, while suka just means like.

So:

• Saya suka teman ... = I like friends / I like a friend ...
• Saya lebih suka teman ... = I prefer friends / I prefer a friend ...

In this sentence, the speaker is not simply saying they like that kind of person; they are expressing a preference for that kind of friend.

Yang introduces a clause that describes teman.

So:

• teman = friend
• teman yang tidak terlalu bawel ... = a friend who is not too talkative ...

This is very similar to English who, that, or which in relative clauses.

Here, yang connects teman to the description that follows:

• tidak terlalu bawel
• dan tidak teledor menyimpan dokumen penting

Together, that whole part describes what kind of friend the speaker prefers.

It can be understood either way depending on context.

Indonesian nouns often do not show singular/plural unless the speaker makes it explicit. So teman can mean:

• a friend
• friends
• the kind of friend/person someone wants as a friend

In this sentence, it sounds most natural as a general statement about the type of friend the speaker prefers.

If the speaker wanted to clearly say friends in general, they could say teman-teman, but that is not always necessary.

Terlalu means too or overly.

So:

• tidak bawel = not talkative / not nagging
• tidak terlalu bawel = not too talkative / not overly nagging

The version with terlalu sounds softer and more natural in many situations. It suggests the speaker can tolerate some talkativeness, just not an excessive amount.

So this sentence does not demand a completely quiet friend; it describes someone who is not excessively bawel.

Bawel usually means someone who talks too much in an annoying way, often with a sense of:

• nagging
• fussing
• chattering too much
• talking in a way that becomes irritating

Depending on context, English translations could include:

• talkative
• nagging
• fussy
• mouthy
  though not all of these fit equally well in every context

It is a common everyday word, fairly informal, and often used in conversation.

Teledor means careless, negligent, or sloppy, especially in a way that causes mistakes because someone is not paying proper attention.

It often suggests:

• being forgetful with important things
• handling things without enough care
• making avoidable mistakes

So in this sentence, tidak teledor means the speaker prefers someone who is not careless, especially when dealing with important documents.

Here, menyimpan dokumen penting explains the activity in which the person should not be careless.

Breakdown:

• tidak teledor = not careless
• menyimpan dokumen penting = storing/keeping important documents

Together:

• tidak teledor menyimpan dokumen penting = not careless when storing/keeping important documents

In Indonesian, adjectives like teledor can be followed directly by a verb phrase to show what someone is careless about doing.

So this structure is natural:

• teledor menyimpan dokumen = careless in storing documents
• teledor membawa barang penting = careless in carrying important items

The subject of menyimpan is still the same teman.

Because both qualities are being separately negated.

The sentence says the preferred friend is:

• not too bawel
• and not careless about storing important documents

If you removed the second tidak, the meaning would change. For example:

• yang tidak terlalu bawel dan teledor ...

would sound like:

• who is not too talkative and is careless ...

That is probably not what the speaker wants.

So repeating tidak makes it clear that both characteristics are negative traits the speaker wants to avoid.

It joins two larger descriptions of teman.

Those are:

1. tidak terlalu bawel
2. tidak teledor menyimpan dokumen penting

So the structure is roughly:

• teman yang [tidak terlalu bawel] dan [tidak teledor menyimpan dokumen penting]

The second part is longer because teledor is followed by an activity: menyimpan dokumen penting.

The implied subject is the same teman being described.

So the meaning is:

• a friend who is not too bawel
• and who is not careless when storing important documents

Indonesian often leaves repeated subjects unstated when they are obvious from context.

Indonesian often allows a more compact structure than English.

English might say:

• not careless when storing important documents
• not careless in keeping important documents

But Indonesian can simply say:

• tidak teledor menyimpan dokumen penting

The relationship is understood from context. Indonesian often leaves out words that English would need, especially if the intended meaning is already clear.

Yes. Like many Indonesian nouns, dokumen does not have to mark singular or plural.

So dokumen penting can mean:

• an important document
• important documents

The exact number depends on context. In a general statement like this, English often translates it as important documents.

Yes. A few possible versions are:

• Saya lebih suka teman yang tidak terlalu bawel dan tidak teledor dalam menyimpan dokumen penting.
• Saya lebih suka teman yang tidak terlalu bawel dan yang tidak teledor menyimpan dokumen penting.

Adding dalam makes the second part more explicit:

• tidak teledor dalam menyimpan dokumen penting = not careless in storing important documents

Adding a second yang is also possible, but not necessary. The original sentence is already natural and understandable.

It mainly describes personality or habitual traits.

The speaker prefers a friend who:

• is not excessively talkative or nagging
• is not careless with important documents

So it sounds like a general preference about what kind of person they like as a friend, not just a one-time action in one specific situation.