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Prepositions, Conjunctions & Complex Sentences

Prepositions, conjunctions, the relative particle yang and subordinate clause structure
di
at/in (location)
dee
Saya di rumah. = I am at home.
ke
to (destination)
kuh
Saya pergi ke sekolah. = I go to school.
dari
from
DAH-ree
Saya datang dari Indonesia. = I come from Indonesia.
dengan
with
DUH-ngan
pergi dengan teman = go with a friend
untuk
for
OON-took
beli untuk ibu = buy for mom
dan, tetapi, atau
and, but, or
dan, tuh-TAH-pee, AH-tow
Basic coordinating conjunctions
karena
because
KAH-ruh-na
Introduces a simple reason clause
Urutan kata sederhana dengan konjungsi
Simple word order with conjunctions
-
Conjunctions don't require any change in verb position
bahwa
that (introduces reported speech)
BAH-wa
Saya tahu bahwa dia datang. = I know that he is coming.
kalau/jika
if (introduces a conditional clause)
KAH-lo / JEE-ka
kalau is more casual; jika is more formal