Questions & Answers about Saya berasa sangat bermotivasi hari ini.
Why berasa and not just rasa? What’s the difference between saya berasa and saya rasa?
Both are correct, but they differ in style and nuance:
- Saya berasa… = I feel… (more neutral/formal, slightly more careful speech).
- Saya rasa… can mean:
- I feel… (emotion/physical feeling), and also
- I think… (opinion), like “I think that…”.
In everyday conversation, Saya rasa sangat bermotivasi hari ini would sound natural and a bit more casual. Saya berasa… is a little more formal and unambiguously about a feeling, not an opinion.
What does the ber- prefix in berasa and bermotivasi do?
ber- is a verb-forming prefix. Roughly, it often means:
- “to be in a state/condition of X”
- “to have X / to do X (intransitively)”
So:
- berasa: be in a state of feeling → to feel
- bermotivasi: be in a state of motivation → to be motivated
You don’t have to split this every time in real life, but it helps you see why bermotivasi acts like “am motivated,” not like a simple noun.
Could I say Saya sangat bermotivasi hari ini without berasa? Is that still correct?