B1

Defining and Explaining

Mendefinisikan dan Menjelaskan

About this concept

Structures for defining: X itu apa (what is X), artinya (means), yaitu (that is/namely), disebut/dinamakan (called). Academic/explanatory contexts.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~30 cards at level B1.

Examples

Rendang itu apa?What is rendang?
Artinya kamu setuju.It means you agree.
Yaitu harus mengulang.That is, we have to redo it.
Ini disebut batik.This is called batik.

Prerequisite

Adalah (to be)A1

More B1 concepts

Suffixes -kan and -iAkhiran -kan dan -iConditional SentencesKalimat KondisionalRelative ClausesKlausa RelatifPrefix pe(N)- (Nouns)Awalan pe(N)-Suffix -an (Nouns)Akhiran -an

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