If you're trying to learn Indonesian Feminine which is also called Bahasa Indonesia, check our courses about genders: Feminine and Masculine... to help you with your Indonesian grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Indonesian. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Indonesian Feminine 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 Feminine is in the structure of the grammar in Indonesian.
Indonesian feminine refers to female qualities attributed specifically to women and girls or things considered feminine. The complement to feminine is masculine.
anak laki-laki (son) becomes anak perempuan (daughter), murid laki-laki (student masc.) becomes murid perempuan (student fem.)
Note that some words cannot change into feminine; instead a whole new word should be used, example: pria(man), wanita (woman).
Here are some examples:
| English Feminine | Indonesian Feminine |
|---|---|
| Feminine | Wanita |
| he is happy | ia senang |
| she is happy | dia senang |
| he is American | dia orang Amerika |
| she is American | dia orang Amerika |
| man | pria |
| woman | wanita |
| father | ayah |
| mother | ibu |
| brother | saudara laki-laki |
| sister | saudara perempuan |
| uncle | paman |
| aunt | bibi |
| bull | banteng |
| cow | sapi |
| boy | anak laki-laki |
| girl | anak perempuan |
Notice the structure of the Feminine in Indonesian.
Below is a list of objects, can you determine whether they're feminine, masculine or plural in Indonesian? Memorizing this table will also help you add very useful and important words to your Indonesian vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Indonesian Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| objects | obyek |
| bathroom | kamar mandi |
| bed | tempat tidur |
| bedroom | kamar tidur |
| ceiling | langit-langit |
| chair | kursi |
| clothes | pakaian |
| coat | mantel |
| cup | cangkir |
| desk | meja tulis |
| dress | gaun |
| floor | lantai |
| fork | garpu |
| furniture | mebel |
| glass | kaca |
| hat | topi |
| house | rumah |
| ink | tinta |
| jacket | jaket |
| kitchen | dapur |
| knife | pisau |
| lamp | lampu |
| letter | surat |
| map | peta |
| newspaper | surat kabar |
| notebook | buku catatan |
| pants | celana |
| paper | kertas |
| pen | pena |
| pencil | pensil |
| pharmacy | farmasi |
| picture | gambar |
| plate | piring |
| refrigerator | lemari es |
| restaurant | restoran |
| roof | atap |
| room | kamar |
| rug | permadani |
| scissors | gunting |
| shampoo | sampo |
| shirt | kemeja |
| shoes | sepatu |
| soap | sabun |
| socks | kaus kaki |
| spoon | sendok |
| table | meja |
| toilet | toilet |
| toothbrush | sikat gigi |
| toothpaste | pasta gigi |
| towel | handuk |
| umbrella | payung |
| underwear | pakaian dalam |
| wall | dinding |
| wallet | dompet |
| window | jendela |
| telephone | telepon |
Feminine and Masculine have a very important role in Indonesian. Once you're done with the Bahasa Indonesia Feminine, you might want to check the rest of our Indonesian lessons here: Learn Indonesian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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