🇮🇩 Indonesian
Bahasa Indonesia • Latin
Grammar overview (quick cheat sheet)
A high-level map of how this language works.
At a glance
Word order: SVO Articles: No Gender: None Cases: 0
- Verbs: Verbs don’t conjugate by person; prefixes/suffixes add meaning (me-, di-, ber-…).
- Plurals: Plural can be shown by repetition (buku-buku) or context.
- Politeness: Politeness is vocabulary + titles (Bapak/Ibu) and indirect phrasing.
Beginner tips
Use these as your first milestones.
- Learn common affixes gradually.
- Use context—many sentences work without explicit tense markers.