Questions & Answers about Saya memilih tiket biasa, bukan tiket VIP.
Why does memilih not show tense? Does this mean I choose, I chose, or I am choosing?
In Indonesian, verbs usually do not change form for tense the way English verbs do. So Saya memilih tiket biasa can mean:
- I choose a regular ticket
- I chose a regular ticket
- I am choosing a regular ticket
The exact time usually comes from context or from time words such as kemarin (yesterday), sekarang (now), or besok (tomorrow).
So by itself, memilih is not specifically past, present, or future.
What does memilih mean exactly?
Memilih means to choose or to select.
It comes from the root pilih, which means choose/select. The prefix me- (here appearing as mem-) makes it an active verb.
So:
- pilih = choose / choice-related root
- memilih = to choose
In this sentence, Saya memilih tiket biasa means I choose / chose a regular ticket.
Why is it tiket biasa and not biasa tiket?