A1

Basic Verb Structure

Kata Kerja Dasar

About this concept

Verbs don't conjugate for person/number/tense. Tense from context or time words: sudah (already), sedang (currently), akan (will). SVO word order.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~40 cards at level A1.

Examples

Saya makan.I eat.

Saya sedang makan.I am eating.

Saya sudah makan.I have eaten.

Saya akan makan.I will eat.

Prerequisite

Personal PronounsA1

Concepts that build on this

AdjectivesA1 NegationA1 Question FormationA1 Common VerbsA1 Basic Commands and RequestsA1 Likes, Wants, and NeedsA1 Knowing and UnderstandingA1 Bisa and Boleh (Can/May)A1 Prefix me(N)-A2 Prefix ber-A2 Time ExpressionsA2 Relative ClausesB1 Suffix -an (Nouns)B1 Purpose ClausesB1 Topicalization and FocusC1

More A1 concepts

Indonesian AlphabetAlfabet Indonesia Personal PronounsKata Ganti Orang Adalah (to be)Kata Adalah Ada and PunyaAda dan Punya AdjectivesKata Sifat

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