Anting kecil itu cantik, tetapi terlalu berat untuk dipakai seharian.

In Indonesian, a present-tense to be verb is often omitted before adjectives and noun phrases.

So:

• Anting kecil itu cantik = literally That small earring/those small earrings beautiful
• Natural English: That small earring is beautiful or Those small earrings are beautiful

This is completely normal in Indonesian. You only use words like adalah in more formal or specific situations, and usually not before simple adjectives like cantik.

In Indonesian, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe.

So:

• anting kecil = small earring(s)
• rumah besar = big house
• baju merah = red shirt

This is one of the most basic word-order differences from English.

Itu often means that, but in many contexts it can also function a bit like the, referring to something already known or identified.

In Indonesian, itu usually comes after the noun phrase:

• anting itu = that earring / the earring
• anting kecil itu = that small earring / those small earrings
• rumah besar itu = that big house

Notice that when there is an adjective, itu goes at the end of the whole noun phrase, not immediately after the noun.

Indonesian often does not mark singular vs. plural as clearly as English does. So anting can be understood from context.

Depending on context, it may mean:

• earring
• earrings

If you want to be more explicit, Indonesian often uses other clues:

• sebuah anting = one earring
• sepasang anting = a pair of earrings
• numbers or context

So in this sentence, the exact number is not the main focus; the context or translation usually tells you.

Tetapi and tapi both mean but.

The difference is mainly register:

• tetapi = more formal or neutral
• tapi = more casual, common in speech

So this sentence could also be said as:

• Anting kecil itu cantik, tapi terlalu berat untuk dipakai seharian.

That would sound more conversational.

Terlalu means too in the sense of excessively or more than is good/comfortable/acceptable.

So:

• terlalu berat = too heavy
• terlalu mahal = too expensive
• terlalu panas = too hot

This is different from sangat, which means very:

• sangat berat = very heavy
• terlalu berat = too heavy

So terlalu implies a problem or negative consequence.

This is a very common pattern in Indonesian.

• memakai = to wear/use in the active sense
• dipakai = to be worn/used in the passive sense

In this sentence, the earrings are the thing being worn, so Indonesian naturally says:

• terlalu berat untuk dipakai seharian
• literally: too heavy to be worn all day

English usually says too heavy to wear all day, using an active infinitive. Indonesian often prefers the passive structure here.

So this is not strange Indonesian at all—it is actually very natural.

They are related forms of the same root.

• pakai = the basic root, often used informally as use/wear
• memakai = active verb, to use / to wear
• dipakai = passive verb, to be used / to be worn

Examples:

• Saya memakai anting itu. = I wear/am wearing that earring.
• Anting itu dipakai seharian. = That earring is worn all day.
• Saya pakai ini. = I’m using/wearing this.
  This is common in everyday speech.

So in your sentence, dipakai focuses on the earrings as the object being worn.

No, they are different.

• sehari = one day
• seharian = all day / the whole day

So:

• Saya tinggal di sana sehari. = I stayed there for one day.
• Saya bekerja seharian. = I worked all day.

In your sentence:

• dipakai seharian = worn all day

The ending -an helps give the meaning of the entire duration.

Yes. Cantik is very commonly used for women and girls, but it can also be used for things that are pretty or attractive, such as clothes, accessories, decorations, or designs.

So:

• Anting itu cantik = That earring/those earrings are pretty
• Gaun itu cantik = That dress is pretty

For objects, cantik often suggests pretty, lovely, attractive, not just beauty in an abstract sense.

This is a good example of Indonesian and English expressing the same idea differently.

Indonesian often uses a passive form when the noun being described is the thing affected by the action:

• buku ini mudah dibaca = literally this book is easy to be read
• natural English: this book is easy to read

Similarly:

• anting ini terlalu berat untuk dipakai seharian
• literally: this earring is too heavy to be worn all day
• natural English: this earring is too heavy to wear all day

So the Indonesian structure may look more passive than the English translation, but the meaning matches perfectly.