bahasa indonesia

There are different ways to report indirectly, depending on what kind of
sentence we are reporting.
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Using bahwo for statements
If the sentence that we are reporting is a statement, we use bahwa (that)
after the 'say' verb.
Dia berkatdmengatakan bahwa dia beragama Islam.
Hdshe said t& helshe is a Muslim.
Anak kecil itu berkatalmengatakan bahwa dia suka sekali makan
permen.
That child said that hefshe really likes eating lollies.
Using apakah for 'yes' or 'no' questions
If what we are reporting is a question requiring a 'yes' or 'no' answer,
we use apakah (if, whether), after the verb bertanya (to ask a question).
lndri bertanya apakah saya pernah melihat hantu.
lndri asked if I had ever seen a ghost.
Saya bertanya kepada kamu apakah mau ikut dan kamu bilang tidak.
I asked you whether you wanted to come along and you said you didn't.
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Report what the animals and people in the following pictures say using
either bahwa (for statements) or apakah (for 'yes' or 'no' questions).
Anda, kelihamn h ebh
190 A Student's Guide to Indonesian Grammar