Saya tidak takut lagi.

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Breakdown of Saya tidak takut lagi.

• adalah: to be
• tidak: not
• takut: afraid

Questions & Answers about Saya tidak takut lagi.

What does each word in Saya tidak takut lagi do?

A simple breakdown is:

• Saya = I
• tidak = not
• takut = afraid / scared
• lagi = here, anymore / any longer

So the sentence structure is basically:

• Saya
  • tidak
    • takut
      • lagi
• I
  • not
    • afraid
      • anymore

Why is tidak used here instead of bukan?

In Malay, tidak is used to negate:

• verbs
• adjectives
• states/qualities

Since takut means afraid/scared, it behaves like a state or adjective here, so tidak is correct:

• Saya tidak takut lagi.

Bukan is usually used to negate:

• nouns
• identities
• classifications
• equations

For example:

• Dia bukan guru. = He/She is not a teacher.

So Saya bukan takut lagi would be wrong in standard Malay.

What does lagi mean here? I thought it meant again or more.