bahasa indonesia

There are different ways of asking questions in Indonesian, as in
English. Sentences that ask questions are called interrogative sentences.
In this chapter we look at ways of asking and answering questions.
Raised intonation
One simple way of asking questions in Indonesian is by raising our
intonation. In writing, this is indicated by a question mark. Except for
this question mark, the sentence looks exactly the same as a statement.
Kamu mahasiswa?
Are you a universty student? (Lierally:You are a university student?)
Anda tinggal di sini?
Do you live here? (Literally:You l~ve here?)
Dia sakit?
Is helshe sick? (Literally: Helshe is sick?)
Bi t.
Using apa(kah)
Another way of asking questions is by using apakah at the beginning of a
sentence. The word apakah, like the word 'do' in English when you ask
'Do you live here?', does not have a meaning in itself; it simply tells us
that the sentence is a question. Apakah makes the question sound formal.
Apakah anda tinggal di sini?
Do you live here?
Apakah dia suka apel?
Does helshe like apples?
You can make the questions less formal by dropping the -kah at the end
of this question word.
Apa anda tinggal di sini?
Apa dia suka apel?
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