Biskuit disimpan di toples kaca di dapur.

Disimpan is the passive form of the verb simpan (to store / keep).

• menyimpan = to store / keeps in an active sentence
  
  • Example: Ibu menyimpan biskuit di toples. = Mother stores the biscuits in a jar.
• disimpan = is stored / are kept in a passive sentence
  
  • Biskuit disimpan di toples kaca di dapur. = The biscuits are stored in a glass jar in the kitchen.

Indonesian uses passive structures very naturally, often more often than English does.

By itself, disimpan does not clearly mark tense the way English does. Its time reference depends on context.

So this sentence could mean things like:

• The biscuits are stored in a glass jar in the kitchen.
• The biscuits were stored in a glass jar in the kitchen.
• The biscuits are being stored in a glass jar in the kitchen.

If the speaker wants to make time clearer, they can add words such as:

• sedang = currently / in the process of
• sudah = already
• akan = will

Examples:

• Biskuit sedang disimpan... = The biscuits are being stored...
• Biskuit sudah disimpan... = The biscuits have already been stored...

Indonesian usually does not use articles like a, an, or the.

So:

• biskuit can mean biscuit, biscuits, the biscuit, or the biscuits
• toples kaca can mean a glass jar or the glass jar
• dapur can mean a kitchen or the kitchen

You understand which one is meant from context.

It can be either singular or plural, depending on context.

In Indonesian, nouns often do not change form for plural:

• biskuit = biscuit or biscuits

If a speaker wants to make plurality very clear, they might say:

• biskuit-biskuit = biscuits
• beberapa biskuit = several biscuits
• para is not used for things like biscuits

In this sentence, English often translates it naturally as The biscuits are stored..., but The biscuit is stored... is structurally also possible.

Di is a preposition meaning in, at, or on, depending on context.

In this sentence it appears twice because there are two location phrases:

• di toples kaca = in a glass jar
• di dapur = in the kitchen

So the sentence is basically:

• Biskuit = biscuits
• disimpan = are stored
• di toples kaca = in a glass jar
• di dapur = in the kitchen

Repeated di is completely normal in Indonesian.

Grammatically, di dapur most naturally gives the location of the whole storage situation: the biscuits are stored in a glass jar in the kitchen.

In practical meaning, it usually implies that the jar is in the kitchen, and therefore the biscuits are there too.

So the most natural reading is:

• The biscuits are stored in a glass jar located in the kitchen.

Indonesian often stacks location phrases like this without extra linking words.

In Indonesian, the head noun usually comes first, and words that describe it come after.

So:

• toples kaca = glass jar
  • toples = jar
  • kaca = glass

This is the normal Indonesian pattern:

• rumah besar = big house
• meja kayu = wooden table
• botol plastik = plastic bottle

So toples kaca literally feels like jar glass, but in natural English it becomes glass jar.

Not exactly in the same way as English adjectives work. Kaca is primarily a noun meaning glass, but Indonesian often uses nouns after other nouns to describe material.

So:

• toples kaca = jar made of glass
• meja kayu = table made of wood
• sendok plastik = spoon made of plastic

It functions like a modifier, even though it is also a noun.

Yes. That is also natural.

• di toples kaca = in the glass jar
• dalam toples kaca = inside the glass jar

In many everyday contexts, di works fine for containers, especially in casual speech.
Dalam can sound a little more specific about being inside something.

So both are possible, but:

• di toples kaca = very common and natural
• dalam toples kaca = also correct, slightly more explicit

It is quite neutral and natural. It would work in normal written or spoken Indonesian.

A few notes:

• biskuit is a standard word
• toples is a common everyday word for jar
• dapur is standard
• disimpan sounds normal and slightly more neutral or descriptive than a very conversational active sentence

So this sentence would fit well in:

• instructions
• descriptions
• labels
• ordinary explanation

Yes. Indonesian could also use an active sentence, but the meaning focus changes.

For example:

• Ibu menyimpan biskuit di toples kaca di dapur.
  = Mother stores the biscuits in a glass jar in the kitchen.

That version tells you who is doing the action.

The original passive sentence:

• Biskuit disimpan di toples kaca di dapur.

focuses more on the biscuits and where they are kept, not on who put them there.

They are written differently in meaning and function:

• disimpan: di- is a prefix that forms the passive verb
• di toples, di dapur: di is a preposition meaning in/at/on

This difference matters in spelling:

• Prefix di- is written attached to the verb: disimpan
• Preposition di is written separately: di dapur

Approximate pronunciation:

• disimpan ≈ dee-SIM-pan
• di ≈ dee

So even though they sound similar, they have different grammatical roles.

Sometimes, but not always.

• biskuit specifically means biscuit(s) / cracker(s) depending on context
• kue is broader and often means cake, pastry, or sweet snack

So if you really mean biscuits, biskuit is the better choice.

For example:

• Biskuit disimpan... = biscuits are stored...
• Kue disimpan... = cakes/snacks are stored...

They are not always interchangeable.