Kaki saya masih sakit karena sepatu baru itu terlalu ketat.

In Indonesian, kaki can mean foot, feet, leg, or legs, depending on context.

The sentence does not explicitly mark singular or plural, so kaki saya could literally be understood as my foot or my feet. In natural translation, English often chooses whichever sounds most likely in context. Because tight shoes usually affect both feet, my feet still hurt is a very natural interpretation.

Indonesian often leaves number unstated unless it really matters.

Indonesian possessive structure is different from English. The possessed noun usually comes first, and the possessor comes after it:

• kaki saya = my foot/feet
• rumah saya = my house
• nama saya = my name

So saya after the noun means my here.

Masih means still.

So:

• Kaki saya masih sakit = My feet still hurt

It shows that the pain started earlier and continues now.

Some other examples:

• Saya masih di sini. = I’m still here.
• Dia masih tidur. = He/She is still sleeping.

It can mean both, depending on context.

In this sentence, sakit means painful / hurt / aching, because it is talking about kaki:

• Kaki saya sakit = My foot/feet hurt

But in another context:

• Saya sakit can mean I’m sick / ill

So sakit is a broad word related to pain or illness, and context tells you which sense is intended.

Indonesian often does not use a verb like to be in simple descriptive sentences.

English:

• My feet are sore

Indonesian:

• Kaki saya sakit

There is no need for a separate word meaning are here. This is very normal in Indonesian.

The same pattern appears in:

• Dia tinggi. = He/She is tall
• Rumah itu besar. = That house is big

Karena means because.

In this sentence:

• karena sepatu baru itu terlalu ketat = because those/new shoes are too tight

It introduces the reason for the pain.

Example:

• Saya terlambat karena macet. = I’m late because of traffic.

The word order is:

• sepatu = shoes
• baru = new
• itu = that / those

So sepatu baru itu literally means something like those new shoes or the new shoes.

A useful pattern is:

noun + adjective + itu

Examples:

• rumah besar itu = that big house
• mobil merah itu = that red car

In this sentence, itu points to a specific pair of shoes already understood in the conversation.

Because Indonesian demonstratives usually come after the noun phrase.

Compare:

• English: that shoe
• Indonesian: sepatu itu

If there is an adjective, itu usually comes after the whole noun phrase:

• sepatu baru itu = those new shoes
• buku kecil itu = that small book

So post-noun itu is normal Indonesian structure.

Terlalu means too, not just very.

So:

• ketat = tight
• terlalu ketat = too tight

That means the shoes are tighter than is comfortable or acceptable.

Compare:

• sangat ketat = very tight
• terlalu ketat = too tight

This is an important difference.

No. Ketat often means tight, but it can also mean strict depending on context.

Examples:

• sepatu itu ketat = those shoes are tight
• baju ini ketat = these clothes are tight
• peraturan ketat = strict rules

So the core idea is something like tight/strict/not loose.

Indonesian nouns usually do not have a special plural ending like English -s.

So:

• sepatu can mean shoe or shoes

Context tells you which one is meant. Since people normally wear a pair, sepatu baru itu is naturally understood as those new shoes or the new shoes.

If you really want to show plural clearly, Indonesian can use reduplication:

• sepatu-sepatu = shoes

But in ordinary sentences, this is often unnecessary.

Grammatically, yes, because sepatu does not itself show singular or plural.

But in real-life context, English would usually translate it as those new shoes are too tight or the new shoes are too tight, because shoes are normally thought of as a pair.

So the Indonesian is flexible, while English translation chooses the most natural interpretation.

The original sentence is already natural. In casual speech, speakers might make small changes such as:

• Kaki saya masih sakit soalnya sepatu baru itu terlalu ketat.
• Kaki saya masih sakit karena sepatu baru itu kekecilan.

Notes:

• soalnya is a more conversational way to say because / the thing is
• kekecilan often means something like too small / too tight for the wearer

But Kaki saya masih sakit karena sepatu baru itu terlalu ketat is perfectly good standard Indonesian.