Cincin itu terbuat dari emas.

In Indonesian, demonstratives like ini and itu usually come after the noun.

So:

• cincin itu = that ring / the ring
• rumah itu = that house
• buku ini = this book

This is different from English, where this/that comes before the noun.

Also, in many contexts, itu can sound like the as well as that, depending on the situation. So cincin itu can mean either that ring or the ring.

Indonesian often does not use a verb like is/are in sentences like this.

So English says:

• The ring is made of gold.

But Indonesian simply says:

• Cincin itu terbuat dari emas.

This is normal. Indonesian often leaves out a present-tense copula such as is.

You can think of it as:

• cincin itu = the ring
• terbuat dari emas = made of gold

No extra word is needed between them.

Terbuat means made or made up/formed in the sense of composition.

It comes from the root buat, which is related to make or do.

In terbuat, the prefix ter- helps create a meaning closer to a resulting state:

• something ends up made
• something is made
• something is composed

So in this sentence, terbuat is not focusing on the person who made the ring. It focuses on the fact that the ring’s material is gold.

Because buat by itself does not work here with this meaning.

• buat alone often means for in everyday Indonesian, especially in casual speech:
  • Ini buat kamu. = This is for you.

To say that something is made of a material, Indonesian commonly uses:

• terbuat dari ...

So:

• Cincin itu terbuat dari emas. = The ring is made of gold.

That is the standard pattern.

Here, dari means from and is used to show the material something is made from.

So:

• terbuat dari emas = made from gold / made of gold

Other examples:

• Meja itu terbuat dari kayu. = The table is made of wood.
• Botol ini terbuat dari plastik. = This bottle is made of plastic.

In English, we often say both made of and made from. In Indonesian, dari covers this idea.

Both can be translated as made from/of, but they are not exactly the same in feeling.

terbuat dari

This usually emphasizes the material or the resulting composition.

• Cincin itu terbuat dari emas. = The ring is made of gold.

This is the most natural choice when talking about what something consists of.

dibuat dari

This more directly suggests the making process or that something was made using a material.

• Cincin itu dibuat dari emas.

This is still understandable and can be correct, but it sounds a bit more focused on the act of making.

A simple way to remember it:

• terbuat dari = what it is made of
• dibuat dari = was made from, with more focus on the making

Yes. Indonesian nouns usually do not change form for singular vs. plural.

So cincin can mean:

• ring
• rings

Context usually tells you which one is meant.

In this sentence, cincin itu will normally be understood as that ring or the ring, so singular is the most likely reading.

If you want to make it clearly plural, you can use reduplication:

• cincin-cincin itu = those rings

Yes, you can.

• Cincin itu terbuat dari emas. = That/The ring is made of gold.
• Cincin terbuat dari emas. = Rings are made of gold / A ring is made of gold / Ring is made of gold, depending on context

But leaving out itu makes the sentence less specific.

With itu, you are talking about a particular ring already known in the conversation.

Without itu, it sounds more general or less anchored to a specific object.

Yes, very often.

Even though itu literally corresponds to that, in real Indonesian it is also commonly used where English would use the, especially when the noun is already identifiable.

So:

• cincin itu can be:
  • that ring
  • the ring

The exact translation depends on context, not just the word itself.

The normal order is:

• Cincin itu
  • terbuat dari emas

This is the most natural structure.

Putting itu before the noun, like itu cincin, usually does not mean the same thing. It can appear in other sentence patterns, but not as the normal way to say that ring.

So for a noun phrase, remember:

• cincin itu = that ring
• not itu cincin for this meaning

A rough pronunciation guide is:

• cincin ≈ CHEEN-cheen
• itu ≈ EE-too
• terbuat ≈ ter-boo-AT
• dari ≈ DAH-ree
• emas ≈ uh-MAS

So the full sentence is roughly:

CHEEN-cheen EE-too ter-boo-AT DAH-ree uh-MAS

A few notes:

• c in Indonesian is pronounced like English ch
• r is usually tapped or lightly rolled
• stress is not as strong or fixed as in English, so try not to over-stress syllables

No. Terbuat dari emas means it is actually made of gold.

If you wanted to say it is merely gold-colored, you would need a different expression, such as:

• berwarna emas = gold-colored
• seperti emas = like gold

So:

• Cincin itu terbuat dari emas. = The ring is made of gold.
• Cincin itu berwarna emas. = The ring is gold-colored.