If you're trying to learn Indonesian Plural which is also called Bahasa Indonesia, check our courses about Plural and Singular... 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 Plural 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 Plural is in the structure of the grammar in Indonesian.
Indonesian Plurals are grammatical numbers, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. In the English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers.
While in English, the plural is formed by adding (s) to the singular. In Indonesian, this is how it’s formed:
seorang teman (a friend) becomes: teman-teman (some friends)
seorang wanita (one woman) becomes: beberapa wanita (some women)
buku saya ( my book) becomes : buku-buku saya ( my books)
aku kedinginan ( i'm cold) becomes : kita dingin ( we're cold)
ini adalah mobil merahku (this is my red car) becomes:ini adalah mobil-mobil merahku (these are my red cars)
Here are some examples:
| English Plural | Indonesian Plural |
|---|---|
| Plural | Jamak |
| my book | buku saya |
| my books | buku-buku saya |
| our daughter | putri kami |
| our daughters | putri-putri kami |
| I'm cold | Aku kedinginan |
| we're cold | kita dingin |
| his chickens | ayam-ayamnya |
| their chicken | ayam mereka |
Notice the structure of the Plural in Indonesian.
Below is a list of the Plurals and Singulars in Indonesian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Indonesian vocabulary.
| English Plural | Indonesian Plural |
|---|---|
| alligator | buaya |
| alligators | buaya |
| bear | beruang |
| bears | beruang |
| bird | burung |
| birds | burung |
| bull | banteng |
| bulls | banteng |
| cat | kucing |
| cats | kucing |
| cow | sapi |
| cows | sapi |
| deer | rusa |
| many deer | banyak rusa |
| dog | anjing |
| dogs | anjing |
| donkey | keledai |
| donkeys | keledai |
| eagle | burung elang |
| eagles | elang |
| elephant | gajah |
| elephants | gajah |
| giraffe | jerapah |
| giraffes | jerapah |
| goat | kambing |
| goats | kambing |
| horse | kuda |
| horses | kuda |
| lion | singa |
| lions | singa |
| monkey | monyet |
| monkeys | monyet |
| mouse | tikus |
| mice | tikus |
| rabbit | kelinci |
| rabbits | kelinci |
| snake | ular |
| snakes | ular |
| tiger | harimau |
| tigers | harimau |
| wolf | serigala |
| wolves | serigala |
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