Nenek memakai gigi palsu.

Memakai is the standard verb form, built from the root pakai (to use / to wear).

• memakai = more neutral and standard
• pakai = very common in everyday speech, more colloquial

So both of these can work:

• Nenek memakai gigi palsu.
• Nenek pakai gigi palsu.

The version with memakai sounds a bit more formal or textbook-like.

Here it means wear.

In Indonesian, memakai can cover both using and wearing, depending on the object:

• memakai baju = to wear clothes
• memakai komputer = to use a computer
• memakai gigi palsu = to wear false teeth / dentures

So the object tells you which English translation fits best.

Indonesian usually does not need a verb like to be in the same way English does.

In this sentence, memakai already works as the main verb, so Nenek memakai gigi palsu naturally means:

• Grandma wears false teeth
• Grandma is wearing false teeth

Indonesian does not normally mark the difference between habitual and right now unless context or extra words make it clear.

For example:

• Sekarang nenek memakai gigi palsu. = Grandma is wearing false teeth now.
• Setiap hari nenek memakai gigi palsu. = Grandma wears false teeth every day.

It can mean either, depending on context.

Literally:

• gigi = tooth/teeth
• palsu = false / artificial

So gigi palsu can refer to:

• a false tooth
• false teeth
• dentures

In many everyday contexts, people understand gigi palsu as dentures or false teeth in general, not necessarily just one tooth.

Because Indonesian often does not mark plural explicitly when the meaning is already clear from context.

Even though gigi can mean tooth or teeth, gigi palsu is a normal expression for false teeth / dentures.

Using reduplication:

• gigi-gigi palsu

is possible in some contexts to emphasize plurality, but it is not the usual way to say dentures. The simpler gigi palsu is the natural phrase.

It can mean both, depending on context.

Most commonly:

• nenek = grandmother / grandma

But in some situations it can also refer to:

• an elderly woman
• a respectful way of addressing or referring to an older woman

So without more context, Nenek memakai gigi palsu is usually understood as Grandma wears dentures / false teeth.

Indonesian often leaves possession unstated when it is obvious.

In English, we often say her false teeth, but in Indonesian it is very natural to say simply:

• Nenek memakai gigi palsu.

Because if Grandma is wearing false teeth, they are obviously understood to be hers.

If you really wanted to make possession explicit, you could say:

• Nenek memakai gigi palsunya.

Here -nya can mean something like her/the, depending on context.

Yes.

Indonesian verbs do not usually change form for tense or aspect the way English verbs do. So this sentence can mean:

• Grandma wears dentures
  or
• Grandma is wearing dentures

Context decides which meaning is intended.

If needed, Indonesian adds time words or aspect markers, for example:

• Sekarang = now
• sedang = in the process of / currently
• dulu = formerly / in the past
• akan = will

Example:

• Nenek sedang memakai gigi palsu. = Grandma is currently wearing dentures.

Yes. It follows the basic Indonesian pattern:

• Subject + Verb + Object

So here:

• Nenek = subject
• memakai = verb
• gigi palsu = object

This is the most natural and neutral order for a simple statement.

Yes, that is grammatical, but it sounds a little less natural for this idea.

• menggunakan = to use
• memakai = to use / wear

For things you wear, such as clothes, glasses, shoes, or dentures, memakai is usually the better choice.

So:

• Nenek memakai gigi palsu. = most natural
• Nenek menggunakan gigi palsu. = understandable, but slightly less idiomatic here

Palsu means false, fake, or artificial, depending on context.

Examples:

• uang palsu = counterfeit money
• senyum palsu = fake smile
• gigi palsu = false teeth / artificial teeth / dentures

So in this sentence, palsu does not suggest deception. It simply means the teeth are artificial, not natural.