B2

Indirect Speech

Kalimat Tak Langsung

About this concept

Reported speech with bahwa (that): mengatakan bahwa (said that), bertanya apakah (asked whether). No tense shift.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~35 cards at level B2.

Examples

Dia mengatakan bahwa dia lelah.He said he was tired.
Dia bertanya apakah saya akan datang.He asked if I would come.
Mereka bilang sudah pergi.They said they had gone.
Saya kira kamu tahu.I thought you knew.

Prerequisite

Relative ClausesB1

Concepts that build on this

Advanced Reported SpeechB2

More B2 concepts

Type 2 PassivePasif Tipe 2ConjunctionsKonjungsiAdvanced Conditional PatternsPola Kondisional LanjutanCorrelative ConstructionsKonstruksi KorelatifComplex Sentence StructuresKalimat Kompleks

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