Learning Bahasa Indonesia

15. Prepositions of Time and Place

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In this chapter i want to share with you how to use preposition of time and place in Bahasa Indonesia. Preposition itself means a word that governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause.

Before we started, here's the preposition we use in Bahasa Indonesia :

1. Di = In
2. Pada = On/At
3. Dalam = Inside, include, period of time, or to express "was in a situation"
4. Atas = Up
5. Antara = Between
6. Kepada = To/For
7. Akan = To express an object, or to emphasize a word after it
8. Terhadap = To express a target or object
9. Oleh = To express causes
10. Dengan = By/With. To express using an item, or to express together with
11. Berkat = To express the cause that gives effect so that something happens
12. Tentang = About
13. Sampai = Until/Reach
14. Guna = For. It's to expressa benefits of something. Usually used with affixation ke-guna-an.
15. Demi = To express the determination
16. Untuk = For
17. Bagi = To express regarding to
18. Menurut = To express in accordance with

You can ask me if you interested to know how to use one of prepositions above specifically in Bahasa Indonesia. Tell me in the comment section! Now let's get started with the lesson.

A. PREPOSITION OF TIME

1. Waktu secara umum (General various of time)
Di masa depan = In the future
Di masa lalu/lampau (commonly we used 'lalu' for daily) = In the past
Di masa kini = In the present
Di pagi hari = In the morning
Di siang hari = In the afternoon
Di sore hari = In the evening
Di malam hari = At night

2. Tahun (Years)
Pada tahun 2021 = In 2021
Pada tahun 90-an = In the 90s
Pada abad ke-19 = In the 19th century

3. Musim (Seasons)
Di musim panas = In summer
Di musim dingin = In winter
Di musim gugur = In autumn
Di musim semi = In spring

4. Bulan, Minggu, Hari (Months, Weeks, Days)
Pada bulan juni = In june
Dalam 5 bulan = In five months
Dalam beberapa minggu = In a few weeks
Dalam 5 hari = In five days
Di/Pada hari senin = On monday

5. Tanggal (Dates)
Pada 5 maret = On 5th march
Pada tanggal 1-13 april = On 1st-13th april

6. Waktu (Times)
Pada jam 11 = At 11 o'clock
Pada saat ini = At the moment

7. Hari libur (Holidays)
Pada hari natal = On christmas day
Pada liburan tahun baru = On new years holiday
Pada hari raya idul fitri = On ied mubarak day

B. PREPOSITION OF PLACE

1. Posisi secara umum (Position in general)
Di dalam = Inside
Di luar = Outside
Di antara = Between
Di tengah = In the middle of
Di depan = In front of
Di belakang/Di balik = Behind
Di samping = Beside
Di atas = On
Di bawah = Under

2. Specific location
You just need to add "Di" WITH space in front of the places name, adresses, streets, media, etc.

Di rumah = At home
Di mall = At mall
Di kamar = In the bedroom
Di twitter = On twitter
Di Jalan Meranti 2 = On Meranti 2nd Street
Di langit = In the sky

REMEMBER here's the rules for use "Di" :

1. Di + (space) + Places, adresses, streets, media, time, another specific location.
Di depan, di bawah, di masa depan.
(In front of, under, in the future)

2. Di + (no space) + verb
*The "Di" change into an affixation of a word.
Disapu, dibawa, dilepas, dicari.
(Sweeps, bring, to let go, to look for)

Ah! also, if you fine these words "Di balik" and "Dibalik" they are totally have different meanings.
Di balik = Behind
Dibalik = Flipped

That's why it's important to put a space if you about to write a location with "Di". Becareful!

That's enough for this chapter, give me a recommendation what topic i should talk in the comment section, please.

Semangat!