Let's Learn Indonesian Ebook. Linda Hibbs

is not indicated by affixes on the verb like it is for English. An Indonesian verb like makan can mean ‘eat,’ ‘ate’ or ‘will eat,’ depending on the context. Time is instead expressed by specific words or phases, for example:

      besok = tomorrow or sometime in the future

      kemarin = yesterday

      kemarin dulu = previous to yesterday

      dulu = sometime past

      hari ini = today

      Students at this early learning level do not need to be aware of how to express things as being past or future. With no time indicator within the verb itself, students find this early stage of the language very easy.

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