WHERE IS IT?

Have you ever learned about location or position in Indonesian? In this article, we will learn together about positions in Indonesian language. Position in this context is connected location so we will use the preposition “di” to indicate the position of the object. Here are examples and their uses in Indonesian

• • Di atas (On)

Example, “Buku cokelat itu di atas meja.” (The brown book is on the table.)

• • Di bawah (Under)

Example, “Ada kucing di bawah meja.” (The cat is under the table)

• • Di depan (In front of)

Example, “Guru mengajar di depan kelas.” (The teacher is teaching in front of the class)

• • Di belakang (behind)

Example, “Diana berdiri di belakang pohon.” (Diana is standing behind the tree)

• • Di luar (Outside)

Example, “Jonathan dan Harry suka bermain di luar rumah.” (Jonathan and Harry likes playing outside the house)

• • Di dalam (Inside)

Example, “Anjing saya suka bermain bola di dalam rumahnya.” (My dog likes playing with the ball inside the house)

• • Di tengah (at the center)

Example, “Dia berhasil menembakkan anak panah di tengah target.” (He successfully shoots arrows at the center of the target)

• • Di antara (between)

Example, “Nadia berdiri di antara bapak dan ibunya.” (Nadia is standing between her parents)

• • Di samping (on the left/right)

Example, “Ibu berdiri di samping kiri anak perempuan dan di samping kanan anak laki-laki.” (The mother is standing on the left side of her daughter and on the right side of her son)

Those are some examples of Indonesian sentences that indicate position. Can you give another example of sentences?