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Numbers, Time & Dates
Cardinal and ordinal numbers, classifiers with numbers, telling time and dates
se- untuk "satu" dalam kata majemuk
se- prefix for "one" in compounds
seratus (one hundred), not satu ratus
A bound form replaces satu in many number compounds
ratus, ribu, juta
hundred, thousand, million
RAH-toos, REE-boo, JOO-ta
Larger round numbers
Membaca angka besar
Reading larger numbers
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Numbers combine hundreds, tens, and units in fixed order
dua orang, tiga ekor
two people, three animals (number + classifier)
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Classifiers can appear between the number and the noun
pukul empat belas tiga puluh
formal 24-hour time: 14:30
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pukul introduces formal clock time
pada + hari/jam
on/at (a day or time)
PAH-da
pada hari Senin, pada pukul 3 = on Monday, at 3 o'clock
tanggal 5 bulan Mei tahun 2024
day-month-year date order
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Full formal date structure with tanggal, bulan, tahun
Berapa umur kamu?
How old are you?
buh-RAH-pa OO-mur KAH-moo
Saya berumur dua puluh tahun. = I am twenty years old.
tahun
year (used with age, no ordinal needed)
TAH-hoon
Age is simply number + tahun
setengah lima
half past four
suh-TUH-ngah LEE-ma
Indonesian counts "halfway toward" the next hour