No. 8 in Indonesian
tidak
"Not" or "no."
In a sentence
Saya tidak lapar sekarang.
I am not hungry now.
Here, 'tidak' negates the adjective 'lapar' (hungry), indicating the absence of hunger.
Dia tidak pergi ke sekolah hari ini.
He/She did not go to school today.
In this sentence, 'tidak' negates the verb 'pergi' (go), indicating that the action of going did not occur.
Buku ini tidak mahal.
This book is not expensive.
Here, 'tidak' negates the adjective 'mahal' (expensive), specifying that the book does not have the quality of being expensive.
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