Perutku terasa kembung.

-ku means my. So perutku literally means my stomach or my belly.

In Indonesian, -ku is a possessive suffix that attaches directly to the noun:

• perut = stomach, belly
• perutku = my stomach

This attachment is very common, especially with body parts and personal belongings.

Yes, both mean my stomach.

The difference is mostly style and register:

• perutku = a little more personal, direct, and common in casual speech or writing
• perut saya = more neutral or polite

If you are talking to a doctor or speaking more formally, perut saya terasa kembung may sound a bit more appropriate. In everyday conversation, perutku terasa kembung sounds perfectly natural.

This is a very common learner question.

• merasa usually means to feel when the subject is a person:
  • Saya merasa lelah = I feel tired
• terasa often means to feel / to be felt as a sensation:
  • Perutku terasa kembung = My stomach feels bloated

So in this sentence, terasa highlights the sensation in the stomach. It is very natural with body parts and physical symptoms.

A useful comparison:

• Saya merasa kembung = I feel bloated
• Perutku terasa kembung = My stomach feels bloated

Both are correct, but they focus slightly differently.

Yes. Perutku kembung is also correct and natural.

The difference is:

• Perutku kembung = My stomach is bloated
• Perutku terasa kembung = My stomach feels bloated

Adding terasa makes the sentence feel a bit more about the bodily sensation or experience. Without it, the statement is more direct.

Here, kembung means bloated, usually because of gas or fullness in the stomach/abdomen.

It often describes:

• a swollen or tight feeling in the belly
• gas buildup
• digestive discomfort

So this is a very natural word for talking about bloating. It is not usually used for emotional meanings like English I’m swelling with pride or anything like that. In this sentence, it is clearly physical.

It can mean either, depending on context.

In everyday Indonesian, perut is a broad, common word that can refer to the belly, abdomen, or stomach area. English may translate it differently depending on the situation.

If you mean the actual internal organ stomach in a more anatomical sense, Indonesian also has lambung, but in normal conversation people often still use perut.

So in this sentence, perut is best understood as stomach/belly area.

Because Indonesian often does not need a copula like English is/am/are.

In English, you say:

• My stomach is bloated

In Indonesian, adjectives can directly act as predicates:

• Perutku kembung

And if you add terasa, you get:

• Perutku terasa kembung

So it is completely normal that there is no separate word meaning is here.

Yes, very natural.

A native speaker could easily say this when talking about digestion or discomfort. It sounds normal and understandable in daily life.

Depending on the situation, you might also hear:

• Perutku kembung.
• Aku merasa kembung.
• Perut saya terasa kembung. — slightly more polite/formal

So the sentence is natural, not textbook-only.

A more polite version would usually use saya instead of -ku or aku:

• Perut saya terasa kembung.
• Saya merasa perut saya kembung.

Both are good. The first one is very close to the original sentence. The second one sounds a little more explicit because it begins with I feel...

If you want to sound even a bit more formal, you could add context:

• Sejak tadi, perut saya terasa kembung. = My stomach has felt bloated since earlier.
• Perut saya terasa kembung setelah makan. = My stomach feels bloated after eating.

A rough English-friendly pronunciation is:

puh-ROOT-koo tuh-RAH-sah kuhm-BOONG

A few pronunciation notes:

• r is usually tapped or lightly rolled
• u sounds like oo in food
• the e in perut, terasa, and kembung is often like a soft uh sound
• ng in kembung sounds like the ng in song

Indonesian stress is usually not as strong as in English, so do not worry about stressing one syllable too dramatically.

You would usually say:

• Saya merasa kembung.
• Aku merasa kembung.

Use saya for neutral/polite speech and aku for casual speech.

The difference is:

• Saya merasa kembung = I feel bloated
• Perutku terasa kembung = My stomach feels bloated

The first focuses on you as a person. The second focuses on the stomach sensation itself. Both are common and correct.