Ruang tamu ini terasa sempit kalau keluarga besar berkumpul.

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

• ruang tamu ini = this living room
• rumah itu = that house

So Indonesian says the equivalent of living room this, not this living room.

Literally, ruang means room/space, and tamu means guest. So ruang tamu literally means guest room, but in everyday Indonesian it usually means living room or sitting room.

So:

• ruang = room, space
• tamu = guest
• ruang tamu = living room

Terasa means feels or is felt as. It adds the idea of a subjective impression.

• Ruang tamu ini sempit = This living room is narrow/small
• Ruang tamu ini terasa sempit = This living room feels cramped

Using terasa makes the sentence sound a bit softer and more natural in this context. It suggests that the room may not always be objectively small, but it feels small when certain conditions happen.

Not exactly. Sempit usually means narrow, tight, or cramped, rather than just small in general.

For a room, sempit often suggests:

• there is not enough space
• it feels crowded
• movement is restricted

So in this sentence, sempit is better understood as cramped rather than simply small.

Here, kalau means if or when.

In this sentence:

• kalau keluarga besar berkumpul = when/if the extended family gathers

In many everyday situations, kalau is very common and natural in spoken and written Indonesian. It can introduce a condition, much like if in English, but sometimes it also feels like when depending on context.

Yes, it could.

• kalau = common, everyday, conversational
• jika = more formal or written

So:

• Ruang tamu ini terasa sempit kalau keluarga besar berkumpul.
• Ruang tamu ini terasa sempit jika keluarga besar berkumpul.

Both are correct. The version with kalau sounds more natural in ordinary speech.

It can literally look like big family, but in Indonesian keluarga besar usually means extended family.

So it often includes not only parents and children, but also:

• grandparents
• uncles and aunts
• cousins
• other relatives

That is the meaning in this sentence. It does not just mean a family with many members living in one household.

In Indonesian, adjectives usually come after the noun.

• keluarga besar = extended family / big family
• rumah besar = big house
• kamar sempit = narrow room

This is normal Indonesian word order.

Berkumpul means to gather, to get together, or to assemble.

The prefix ber- often forms intransitive verbs, especially actions done by the subject.

So:

• keluarga besar berkumpul = the extended family gathers / gets together

It does not need an object here.

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

So nouns can often stand alone, and the meaning is understood from context:

• ruang tamu can mean a living room, the living room, or just living room
• keluarga besar can mean an extended family, the extended family, or extended family

In this sentence, context makes it clear that ruang tamu ini means this living room, and keluarga besar refers to the extended family in a general or understood sense.

Indonesian verbs do not change according to the subject in the way English verbs do.

In English:

• the family gathers
• the families gather

In Indonesian, the verb form stays the same:

• keluarga berkumpul
• keluarga-keluarga berkumpul

So berkumpul does not change for person or number.

It can be understood either way, but in natural English the best translation is usually the extended family gathers or the whole extended family gets together.

Indonesian often uses a collective noun like keluarga besar without needing to spell out members of.

So the idea is the group of relatives gathering together.

Yes, to some extent. Indonesian is fairly flexible with word order for emphasis.

For example:

• Ruang tamu ini terasa sempit kalau keluarga besar berkumpul.
  Neutral, natural order.

You could also say:

• Kalau keluarga besar berkumpul, ruang tamu ini terasa sempit.

This puts the condition first: When the extended family gathers, this living room feels cramped.

Both are correct.

It is neutral and natural standard Indonesian.

Why it sounds natural:

• ruang tamu is a normal everyday term
• terasa sempit is natural and slightly descriptive
• kalau is common in everyday speech
• berkumpul is standard and widely used

So the sentence is not slangy, but it is also not overly formal.

Not really in the same way.

• terasa sempit = feels cramped
• menjadi sempit = becomes narrow/cramped

Menjadi sempit suggests an actual change, as if the room itself becomes narrow. That is less natural here, because the room does not physically change size. It just feels cramped when many people are there.

So terasa sempit is the better choice.

Usually it means living room in a house. In some contexts it can also mean a guest reception room or sitting room, especially if the focus is on receiving visitors.

But for most learners, living room is the safest and most useful meaning.

In Indonesian, you usually do not need to worry about that as much as in English. Keluarga besar is a collective expression.

Depending on translation, it may become:

• the extended family
  or
• extended family members

Indonesian leaves this more flexible, and the context tells you that many people are involved.