Personal Pronoun in Bahasa Indonesia
In English, there are 7 pronoun; they are personal pronoun, interrogative pronoun, relative pronoun, demonstrative pronoun, reflexive pronoin, reciprocal pronoun, and indefinite pronoun. In this article, we will learn about personal pronoun in bahasa Indonesia.
Personal Pronoun
In bahasa Indonesia, pronoun is called "kata ganti".
- The first person in bahasa Indonesia is called "orang pertama". It refers to the speaker or who speaks - "Saya" (I) is for singular and "Kami" (we) for plural;
- The second person in bahasa Indonesia is known as "orang kedua". It refers to the listener or with whom we talk - "Anda/Kamu" (you) for singular and plural;
- The third person in bahasa Indonesia is called "orang ketiga". It refers to people or things which are talked about - "Dia" (He/She) for singular and "Mereka" for plural.
For formal and informal use of personal pronoun in bahasa Indonesia, see table below:
PERSONAL
PRONOUN IN BAHASA INDONESIA
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Personal
Pronoun
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Personal
Pronoun in Bahasa Indonesia
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Formal
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Informal
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I
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Saya
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You
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Anda
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Kamu
or Kau
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We
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Kami
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They
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Mereka
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He
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Dia
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She
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It
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Ini
or Itu (refers to things. For some cases, it sounds strange if the
personal pronoun “it” is stated. To make it more clear, it will be
better to directly state its name)
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Mr.
John
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Pak
John
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Examples of Personal Pronoun in Sentences in Bahasa Indonesia
Just like in English, in bahasa Indonesia, the terms nominal sentence and verbal sentence are also exist. Nominal sentence is a sentence which have no verb; and verbal sentence is a sentence which has verb. Nominal Sentence
Saya adalah seorang penulis (I am a writer)
Verbal Sentence
Saya menulis sebuah surat (I write a letter)
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