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Learning the Indonesian Articles is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Indonesian language. But first we need to know what the role of Articles is in the structure of the grammar in Indonesian.
Indonesian articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an".
Unlike English, which has only one definite article “the", Indonesian has 4 definite articles:
itu (masculine singular), buku itu (the book)
itu (masculine singular) rumah itu (the house)
itu (masculine plural) buku-buku itu (the books)
itu (feminine plural)rumah-rumah itu(the houses)
Indefinite Article:
While we have (a / an / some) in English as indefinite articles, we also have sebuah, beberapa in Indonesian .
In general, whenever (a, an) are used in English you, you need to use (un) or (una) to say the equivalent in Indonesian.
a(masculine singular), sebuah buku(a book)
a (masculine singular) sebuah rumah(a house)
beberapa (masculine plural) beberapa buku (some books)
beberapa(feminine plural) beberapa rumah (some houses)
Example:buku-buku yang saya miliki ada di rumah seorang teman. (The books I have are in a house of a friend)
Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Indonesian Articles |
|---|---|
| articles | artikel |
| the | itu |
| a | sebuah |
| one | satu |
| some | beberapa |
| few | beberapa |
| the book | buku itu |
| the books | buku-buku itu |
| a book | sebuah buku |
| one book | satu buku |
| some books | beberapa buku |
| few books | beberapa buku |
Notice the structure of the Articles in Indonesian.
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Indonesian. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Indonesian vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Indonesian Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Food | makanan |
| almonds | kacang almond |
| bread | roti |
| breakfast | sarapan |
| butter | mentega |
| candy | permen |
| cheese | keju |
| chicken | ayam |
| cumin | jinten |
| dessert | pencuci mulut |
| dinner | makan malam |
| fish | ikan |
| fruit | buah |
| ice cream | es krim |
| lamb | daging domba |
| lemon | jeruk nipis |
| lunch | makan siang |
| meal | makan |
| meat | daging |
| oven | oven |
| pepper | lada |
| plants | tanaman |
| pork | daging babi |
| salad | salad |
| salt | garam |
| sandwich | sandwich |
| sausage | sosis |
| soup | sup |
| sugar | gula |
| supper | makan malam |
| turkey | kalkun |
| apple | apel |
| banana | pisang |
| oranges | jeruk |
| peaches | persik |
| peanut | kacang tanah |
| pears | pir |
| pineapple | nanas |
| grapes | anggur |
| strawberries | stroberi |
| vegetables | sayur-sayuran |
| carrot | wortel |
| corn | jagung |
| cucumber | ketimun |
| garlic | bawang putih |
| lettuce | selada |
| olives | zaitun |
| onions | bawang |
| peppers | paprika |
| potatoes | kentang |
| pumpkin | labu kuning |
| beans | kacang |
| tomatoes | tomat |
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