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Hello everybody,
In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about ¨ADJECTIVES¨ in Indonesian
Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions !
Good learning ! :)
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Adjectives in Indonesian
| ENGLISH | INDONESIAN | PRONUNCIATION IN
ENGLISH |
BRAZILIAN
PORTUGUESE |
| big (m) / | besar (m) / | beh sahr | grande / |
| big (f) | besar (f) | beh sahr | grande (fem) |
| other (m) / | lainnya (m) / | lah ihn nyah | outro / |
| other (f) | lainnya (f) | lah ihn nyah | outra |
| large (m) / | besar (m) / | beh sahr | largo / |
| large (f) | besar (f) | beh sahr | larga |
| heavy (m) / | berat (m) / | beh raht | pesado / |
| heavy (f) | berat (f) | beh raht | pesada |
| small (m) / | kecil (m) / | keh chihl | pequeno / |
| small (f) | kecil (f) | keh chihl | pequena |
| short (m) / | pendek (m) / | pehn dehk | curto / |
| short (f) | pendek (f) | pehn dehk | curta |
| thin (m) / | tipis (m) / | tih pihs | magro / |
| thin (f) | tipis (f) | tih pihs | magra |
| good (m) / | baik (m) / | bah ihk | bom / |
| good (f) | baik (f) | bah ihk | boa |
| dry (m) / | kering (m) / | keh rihn | seco / |
| dry (f) | kering (f) | keh rihn | seca |
| dirty (m) / | kotor (m) / | koh tohr | sujo / |
| dirty (f) | kotor (f) | koh tohr | suja |
| wet (m) / | basah (m) / | bah sahH | úmido / |
| wet (f) | basah (f) | bah sahH | úmida |
| correct (m) / | benar (m) / | beh nahr | correto / |
| correct (f) | benar (f) | beh nahr | correta |
| old (m) / | tua (m) / | tou ah | velho / |
| old (f) | tua (f) | tou ah | velha |
| new (m) / | baru (m) / | bah rou | novo / |
| new (f) | baru (f) | bah rou | nova |
| full (m) / | penuh (m) / | peh nooH | cheio / |
| full (f) | penuh (f) | peh nooH | cheia |
| cold (m) / | dingin (m) / | dihn gihn | frio / |
| cold (f) | dingin (f) | dihn gihn | fria |
| warm (m) / | hangat (m) / | hahn gaht | quente / |
| warm (f) | hangat (f) | hahn gaht | quente (fem) |
Today you will learn how to use adjective in Indonesian. Good learning :)!
Adjectives in Indonesian
The way to say your feeling about something is easy when we use adjective.
In Indonesian, there is a common way in order to express it.
The pattern is Subject + Adjective for positive statement, and for the negative one is Subject + tidak + Adjective like as English.
Examples
For example:
- Kamu cantik.
You are beautiful.
- Rumah itu besar.
That house is big.
- Kucingnya putih dan lucu.
Her cat is white and funny.
- Dia tidak bodoh.
He is not fool.
- Buku-buku itu tidak berat.
That books are not heavy.
Adjectives
Here is some adjectives :
| English | Indonesian |
|---|---|
| Angry | Marah |
| Beautiful | Cantik |
| Big | Besar |
| Difficult | Sulit |
| Easy | Mudah |
| Far | Jauh |
| Fat | Gemuk |
| Fool/stupid | Bodoh |
| Funny | Lucu |
| Good (for things) | Bagus |
| Handsome | Tampan |
| Happy | Senang |
| Heavy | Berat |
| Kind/Good (for person) | Baik |
| Light in weight | Ringan |
| Lose out | Rugi |
| Lucky | Beruntung |
| Narrow | Sempit |
| Near | Dekat |
| Sad | Sedih |
| Short (for person, building) | Rendah |
| Short in size | Pendek |
| Slim (usually for woman) | Langsing |
| Slim/thin/emaciated | Kurus |
| Small | Kecil |
| Smart | Pintar |
| Tall | Tinggi |
| Thick | Tebal |
| Thin (for things eg. Paper, book) | Tipis |
| Tired | Capek |
| Ugly | Jelek |
| Wide/spacious | Luas |