Negation

 

NegationEdit

Four words are used for negation in Indonesian, namely tidakbukanjangan, and belum.

  • Tidak (not), often shortened to tak, is used for the negation of verbs and "adjectives".
  • Bukan (be-not) is used in the negation of a noun.

For example:

IndonesianGlossEnglish
Saya tidak tahu (Saya tak tahu)not knowI do not know
Ibu saya tidak senang (Ibu saya tak senang)mother I not be-happyMy mother is not happy
Itu bukan anjing sayathat be-not dog IThat is not my dog

ProhibitionEdit