Word
Gula disimpan di toples kaca di dapur.
Meaning
Sugar is kept in a glass jar in the kitchen.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Gula disimpan di toples kaca di dapur.
Why does disimpan start with di-? Is this a passive form?
Yes. Disimpan is the passive form of simpan (to store / keep).
- simpan = root
- menyimpan = active, to store / keep
- disimpan = passive, is stored / is kept
So Gula disimpan ... literally means Sugar is stored ...
This kind of passive is very common in Indonesian, especially when the thing affected by the action is the topic of the sentence.
How is di in disimpan different from di in di toples and di dapur?
They are two different things:
- di- attached to a verb = passive prefix
- disimpan = is stored
- di written separately = preposition meaning in / at / on
- di toples = in the jar
- di dapur = in the kitchen
A useful spelling clue:
- If it is attached to a verb, write it together: disimpan
- If it shows location, write it separately: di dapur
Why are there two di phrases in the sentence?