Present Tense Nominal Sentence in Indonesian Language

Hello Katabah!

In English, we can make a nominal sentence for Present Tense by using “to be”. But Indonesian language doesn’t need it (to be). Indonesian grammar allows a sentence consisting of subject + non-verb (subject + adjective, subject + adverb, or subject + noun).

Examples:

1. Saya murid.

(I am a student)

Saya: I

Murid: student

2. Dia sopir.

(He is a driver)

Dia: he

Sopir: driver

3. Dia cantik.

(She is beautiful)

Dia: she

Cantik: beautiful

4. Gunung itu besar.

(The mountain is big)

Gunung: mountain

Itu: the

Besar: big

5. Itu seekor kuda.

(It’s a horse)

Itu: it or that

Seekor: a

Kuda: horse

Therefore, we can make nominal sentences in Indonesian language in simple ways, alright?