Buah pir ini manis dan segar.

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Breakdown of Buah pir ini manis dan segar.

• adalah: to be
• dan: and
• manis: sweet

Questions & Answers about Buah pir ini manis dan segar.

Why does ini come after buah pir instead of before it?

In Indonesian, demonstratives like ini (this) and itu (that) usually come after the noun they describe.

• buah pir ini = this pear
• rumah itu = that house

So the normal pattern is:

noun + ini/itu

This is different from English, where this comes before the noun.

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?

Indonesian often leaves out the verb to be when describing something.

So:

• Buah pir ini manis dan segar. literally follows the pattern This pear sweet and fresh.

That is completely normal in Indonesian. When an adjective describes the subject, you usually do not need a word like is or are.

What does buah mean here? Could I just say pir ini?

Buah literally means fruit. In buah pir, it helps identify pir as the fruit pear.

So:

• buah pir = pear fruit / pear
• pir ini can also be understood as