bahasa indonesia

Mentanementang merasa pintar, mahasiswa itu tidak mau belajar.
just because (heishe) feels (helshe is) smart, that universrty studeqt does not
want to study.
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This word is informal and is therefore inappropriate for use in formal
situations; for example, with your teacher in class. You may wish to use
it with your friends instead.
Lantaran can be placed either at the beginning or middle of a sentence.
Lantaran banyak PR (pekeriaan rumah), saya tidak bisa ke bioskop.
Ekcause (I have) a lot of homework, I can't go to the movies,
Piring dan mangkuk pecah semua lantaran dia ceroboh.
Plates and bowls broke because heishe was careless.
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Complete the sentences below with the 'because' words above. Bear in
mini whether the word can occur at the beginning or middle of a
sentence (or both].
1 Pak Sabirin terkena kanker paru-paru
merokok terlalu banyak.
2 bisnisnya bangkrut, pemilik toko itu tidak
bisa membapar hutangn ya .
3 Pencuri itu pingsan dipukuli orang
sekarnpung.
Ekonomi Indonesia memburuk
situasi
politik yang tidak stabil.
5 Bu Khatijah menangis sedih rumahnya
kebanjiran.
sudah punya pacar, sekarang teman saya
tidak pernah menelepon lagi.
ngebut, dia ditangkap polisi.
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8 Tanaman itu subur sering diberi pupuk
tarkens t&besthck kandang.
by1 tq e!!nm~t 9 Anak iti menderita ruam-ruarn pada punggungnya
(disease/
cuaca yang sangat panas.
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lATlHAN 1
Write sentences using the appropriate 'because' words for the following
situations. You may need to consult your dictionary for this exercise.
1 You are late to class because you got up late this morning. What do
you say to your teacher?
144 A Student's Guide to Indonesian Grammar I