Dokter gigi memakai bius.

Dokter gigi literally means tooth doctor:

• dokter = doctor
• gigi = tooth / teeth

So Indonesian often forms this kind of profession name by putting the main noun first and the field/specialty after it. In this case, dokter gigi means a doctor who works with teeth, i.e. a dentist.

It is a fixed, very common expression.

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

So Dokter gigi memakai bius can mean things like:

• The dentist uses anesthesia
• A dentist uses anesthesia
• Dentists use anesthesia

The exact meaning depends on context. If you want to be more specific, Indonesian can add other words, for example:

• seorang dokter gigi = a dentist
• dokter gigi itu = the dentist / that dentist

But in many normal sentences, no article is needed.

Memakai is the meN- form of pakai.

• pakai = use, wear, put on
• memakai = to use / to wear

In standard Indonesian, the meN- verb form is very common in full sentences, especially in writing or more careful speech.

So:

• Dokter gigi memakai bius sounds standard and complete.
• Dokter gigi pakai bius is also common in everyday conversation, but it is more informal.

This is a very common pattern in Indonesian:

• base word + meN- prefix → active verb

It can mean both in different contexts.

For example:

• memakai baju = to wear clothes
• memakai komputer = to use a computer

In Dokter gigi memakai bius, it clearly means use, not wear, because bius is something you administer or apply, not something you put on your body like clothing.

So context tells you which meaning is intended.

Here, bius refers to anesthetic, anesthesia, or numbing medication, depending on context.

It is a common Indonesian word related to numbing or rendering someone unconscious. In a dentist context, it often means the anesthetic used to numb the patient.

A few related forms are:

• bius = anesthetic / anesthesia
• membius = to anesthetize
• dibius = to be anesthetized

So memakai bius means to use anesthetic/anesthesia.

In this sentence, bius is a noun.

Why? Because it comes after memakai, and memakai normally takes an object:

• memakai bius = use anesthesia

If you wanted a verb meaning to anesthetize, you would usually use:

• membius pasien = to anesthetize the patient

So in your sentence:

• memakai = verb
• bius = noun/object

Yes. This sentence follows the very common Subject + Verb + Object order:

• Dokter gigi = subject
• memakai = verb
• bius = object

So it maps neatly onto English word order:

• The dentist
  • uses
    • anesthesia

This is one reason simple Indonesian sentences often feel quite approachable to English speakers.

It could mean either, depending on context.

Indonesian often leaves number unspecified unless it needs to be clear.

So this sentence could be understood as:

• a general statement: Dentists use anesthesia
• a specific person: The dentist uses anesthesia

Context decides.

If you want to make it clearly singular or plural, you could say:

• seorang dokter gigi = a dentist
• para dokter gigi = dentists
• dokter gigi itu = the dentist / that dentist

Yes. Menggunakan and memakai can both mean to use.

• Dokter gigi memakai bius
• Dokter gigi menggunakan bius

Both are grammatical and natural.

A rough difference:

• memakai is very common and everyday
• menggunakan is a bit more formal or neutral in tone

In many situations, they are interchangeable.

Yes. Depending on what exactly they want to emphasize, they might say things like:

• Dokter gigi memakai obat bius.
  This is a little more explicit: obat bius = anesthetic medicine.

• Dokter gigi membius pasien.
  This shifts the wording to a verb: The dentist anesthetizes the patient.

• Pasien dibius oleh dokter gigi.
  Passive version: The patient is anesthetized by the dentist.

Your original sentence is still fine and understandable. These alternatives just show other common ways Indonesian might express the same basic idea.

A simple learner-friendly pronunciation is:

meh-MAH-kai

A few notes:

• me sounds roughly like meh
• ma is a clear mah
• kai sounds like kai in sky? Not exactly. More like kai with two vowels: ka-ee said smoothly.

Also:

• Indonesian spelling is fairly regular
• gigi is pronounced roughly GEE-gee
• bius is roughly BEE-oos or bee-us, depending on how carefully it is pronounced

Because Indonesian verbs do not change form for person or number the way English verbs do.

In English:

• I use
• she uses
• they use

In Indonesian, the verb stays the same:

• saya memakai
• dia memakai
• mereka memakai

So memakai does not change whether the subject is singular, plural, first person, or third person. That makes Indonesian verb conjugation much simpler than English.