Big idea: tidak vs bukan + useful affixes (me-/di-): tidak vs bukan

Two negators + a tiny intro to affixes gives you a lot of real Indonesian.

tidak vs bukan

Use tidak for verbs/adjectives; bukan for nouns/identity.

Saya tidak mengerti.

I don't understand.

Ini bukan kopi.

This is not coffee.

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I don't understand.

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