Ongkos angkot ke pasar tidak mahal.

to be

Breakdown of Ongkos angkot ke pasar tidak mahal.

• sebuah: a
• tidak: not
• ke: to

Questions & Answers about Ongkos angkot ke pasar tidak mahal.

What does each word in Ongkos angkot ke pasar tidak mahal mean?

A natural word-by-word breakdown is:

• ongkos = cost, fare, expense
• angkot = public minivan/public transport van
• ke = to
• pasar = market
• tidak = not
• mahal = expensive

So the structure is roughly:

• ongkos angkot ke pasar = the fare/cost of the angkot to the market
• tidak mahal = is not expensive

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?

Because Indonesian often does not use a copula like is/are in simple present statements.

So:

• Ongkos angkot ke pasar tidak mahal
  literally looks like
• Fare angkot to market not expensive

But in natural English, we say:

• The angkot fare to the market is not expensive.

This is completely normal in Indonesian, especially when a noun is followed by an adjective.

Why is tidak used, not bukan?