Wednesday, May 1, 2013

How to make an "Attribute Adjective" in Indonesian ?

In Indonesia language, the attribute adjective comes after the noun it qualifies or modifies.

For instance :

  1. pinguin biru = blue penguin
  2. kuda ungu = purple horse
  3. desa kecil = small village
  4. rumah bagus = good house
Exception (for expressing quantity) :  beberapa, segelintir, banyak, seluruh, semua, sedikit
*There are no countable and uncountable rules for Indonesian and no changes for the noun modified at all
  1. beberapa orang = some people
  2. segelintir murid = some students
  3. banyak binatang = many animals
  4. banyak air = much water
  5. seluruh pulau = all (whole) islands
  6. seluruh kue = all (whole) cakes
  7. sedikit gula = (a) little sugar
  8. sedikit murid = (a) few students
  9. semua pegawai = all (the) officers
  10. semua anggota = all (the) members

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