Antrean di loket pendaftaran bergerak pelan-pelan.

The line at the registration counter moves slowly.

Breakdown of Antrean di loket pendaftaran bergerak pelan-pelan.

• di: at
• pelan-pelan: slowly
• bergerak: to move
• loket pendaftaran: the registration counter

Questions & Answers about Antrean di loket pendaftaran bergerak pelan-pelan.

What does antrean mean here?

Antrean means a queue / a line of people waiting. In this sentence, it is the subject.

So:

• Antrean = the line / the queue
• bergerak = moves
• pelan-pelan = slowly

A natural English translation is The queue at the registration counter is moving slowly.

A useful note: in standard Indonesian, antrean is preferred over antrian, although many people do say antrian in everyday speech.

Why is there di in di loket pendaftaran?

di is a preposition of location, usually meaning at, in, or on, depending on context.

So:

• di loket pendaftaran = at the registration counter

Here it tells you where the queue is.

Be careful not to confuse:

• di
  • place = preposition, written separately
    
    • di loket = at the counter
• di-
  • verb = passive prefix, written together
    
    • dibuka = opened

So in this sentence, di is definitely the location word at.