Language/Indonesian/Grammar/Plurals
Welcome to the Indonesian Grammar lesson on Plurals! In this lesson, we will learn how to form plurals in Indonesian. We will also look at some examples of how to use them in sentences.
Overview
In Indonesian, plurals are formed by adding a suffix to the end of the word. The suffix used depends on the type of word being pluralized. For example, nouns are pluralized with the suffix "-i", while adjectives are pluralized with the suffix "-e".
In this lesson, we will look at the different types of words and how to form their plurals. We will also look at some examples of how to use plurals in sentences.
Nouns
Nouns in Indonesian are pluralized by adding the suffix "-i" to the end of the word. For example, the word "rumah" (house) becomes "rumah-i" (houses).
Here are some more examples of nouns and their plurals:
- buku (book) → buku-i (books)
- kucing (cat) → kucing-i (cats)
- anak (child) → anak-i (children)
Adjectives
Adjectives in Indonesian are pluralized by adding the suffix "-e" to the end of the word. For example, the word "besar" (big) becomes "besar-e" (big).
Here are some more examples of adjectives and their plurals:
- panas (hot) → panas-e (hot)
- tua (old) → tua-e (old)
- cantik (beautiful) → cantik-e (beautiful)
Examples
Now let's look at some examples of how to use plurals in sentences.
- Saya membeli buku-i baru. (I bought new books.)
- Kucing-i itu sangat lucu. (Those cats are very cute.)
- Anak-i itu sangat besar-e. (Those children are very big.)
Conclusion
In this lesson, we learned how to form plurals in Indonesian. We looked at the different types of words and how to form their plurals. We also looked at some examples of how to use plurals in sentences.
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