Ada remah roti di meja dapur.

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Breakdown of Ada remah roti di meja dapur.

• ada: there is
• meja dapur: the kitchen table
• remah roti: the bread crumb

Questions & Answers about Ada remah roti di meja dapur.

Why does the sentence start with ada?

Ada is commonly used to introduce the existence or presence of something. In sentences like this, it often works like English there is / there are.

So:

• Ada remah roti ... = There is / there are breadcrumb(s) ...

It does not literally mean is in the same way as English to be. Its job here is more like there exists / there is present.

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Why is there no word for a, some, or the?

Indonesian usually does not use articles the way English does.

So remah roti can mean things like:

• a breadcrumb
• breadcrumbs
• some breadcrumbs

The exact meaning depends on context.

If Indonesian speakers want to make something more definite, they can add words like:

• itu = that / the
• ini = this

For example:

• Ada remah roti itu di meja dapur would sound unusual in most contexts, because existential ada often introduces something as new information rather than something already identified.

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Is remah roti singular or plural?