Saya ada persoalan penting.

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Breakdown of Saya ada persoalan penting.

• penting: important
• ada: to have
• persoalan: the question

Questions & Answers about Saya ada persoalan penting.

In this sentence, what exactly does ada mean? Is it have or there is?

In Saya ada persoalan penting., ada is best understood as to have:

• Saya ada persoalan penting. → I have an important question/issue.

But ada can also mean there is / there are, depending on word order and context:

• Ada persoalan penting. → There is an important question/issue.

So:

• Subject + ada + noun → usually have
• Ada + noun (no subject mentioned) → usually there is / there are

What is the difference between persoalan and soalan?