Questions & Answers about Harga itu cukup rendah.
Why doesn’t this sentence have a word for is?
In Indonesian, a present-tense to be verb is often omitted. So a noun phrase can be followed directly by an adjective.
- Harga itu rendah = That price is low
- Harga itu cukup rendah = That price is quite low
So even without a separate word for is, the sentence is complete and natural.
What does itu mean here?
Itu usually means that, but after a noun it can also help make it definite, somewhat like the in English depending on context.
So harga itu can mean:
- that price
- the price
Which one sounds best depends on the situation.
What exactly does cukup mean in this sentence?
Here cukup means quite, fairly, or rather.
- rendah = low
- cukup rendah = quite/fairly low
In other contexts, cukup can also mean enough, so it is a flexible word.
For example:
- Uangnya cukup. = The money is enough.
- Harga itu cukup rendah. = The price is quite low.
Why is it rendah and not murah?
Rendah means low on a scale, while murah means cheap/inexpensive.
So:
- harga rendah = low price
- barang murah = cheap item
- hotel murah = cheap hotel
With harga, rendah is very logical because a price can be high or low. In everyday Indonesian, people do also say harga murah, but harga rendah is a bit more literally low price.
What is the word order in Harga itu cukup rendah?
The structure is:
- Harga itu = subject/topic = that/the price
- cukup rendah = predicate = quite low
So the sentence follows a common Indonesian pattern:
subject + adverb + adjective
Compare:
- Harga itu rendah. = The price is low.
- Harga itu cukup rendah. = The price is quite low.
Can I leave out itu?
Yes, you often can:
- Harga cukup rendah.
This sounds more general or less specifically tied to one already-identified price. Adding itu makes it more definite or points to a specific price already being discussed.
So both are possible, but they feel slightly different in context.
Could I say harganya instead of harga itu?
Yes. Harganya cukup rendah is also very natural.
Harganya literally means something like:
- its price
- the price
In many situations, harganya is a very common way to say the price. Compared with harga itu:
- harga itu = that price / the price
- harganya = its price / the price
Both are correct, but harganya often sounds especially natural in conversation.
Can I change itu to ini?
Yes.
- Harga ini cukup rendah. = This price is quite low
- Harga itu cukup rendah. = That price is quite low
The difference is simply:
- ini = this
- itu = that
Both normally come after the noun.
Is rendah an adjective, and do adjectives usually come after nouns in Indonesian?
Yes, rendah is an adjective.
In this sentence, though, it is acting as the predicate of the whole sentence, not just as a modifier inside the noun phrase.
- harga rendah = low price
Here rendah directly modifies harga. - Harga itu rendah. = That price is low.
Here rendah is the predicate.
More generally, Indonesian adjectives usually come after the noun they describe:
- rumah besar = big house
- mobil baru = new car
How is this sentence pronounced?
A simple learner-friendly pronunciation is:
HAR-ga EE-too CHOO-koop ren-DAH
By syllable:
- har-ga
- i-tu
- cu-kup
- ren-dah
A few useful pronunciation notes:
- c sounds like ch in chair
- u sounds like oo in food
- h is pronounced
- r is usually tapped or lightly rolled
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