"He is from Jakarta, not from Bali."

Translation: Dia dari Jakarta, bukan dari Bali.

[otakosu]

One of the choices provided was "Ia dari Jakarta, bukan dari Bali," with ia replacing dia. From what I'm reading, both would be acceptable here, but is there a case where one is preferred or used instead of the other?

[SamForward]

Ia is seen as much more formal, and usually only found in written Indonesian.

[Bjooorn1]

Isn't it "tidak dari Bali"? Bukan would be used if the sentence was "... not Balinese" meaning "...bukan orang Bali". Can someone please clarify? Thanks.

[Mey363876]

Agreed. Isn't tidak to negate a verb case?

[Elizabeth693356]

I think because we are negating the noun "Bali" or noun phrase "dari Bali", is the reason it is "bukan" not "tidak"

[wduck3]

I am not sure, but I think "dari" is a preposition rather than a verb. So "bukan" should be used (because it negates anything that isnt a verb?).

[ScottFento3]

I believe that if you think of "bukan" as closer to "not really [a thing or idea]," the Indonesian conjugation becomes easier. While 'tidak' is used more broadly and for verbs, adjectives, negative confirmations. He is not really from Bali==>Dia bukan dari Bali==>Dia bukan orang Bali. Is he from Bali? Tidak. Is he tall? Dia tidak tinggi. I think the above is correct but welcome correction.

[Daniel173411]

You would know the real sentence if your from Indonesia.

[ScottFento3]

"you're" or "you were" not 'your'. And better to use "correct" than 'real', as the latter does not quite make sense in English in this context.

[SamForward]

Enjoying the new course FINALLY but slightly frustrated at getting marked wrong for choosing a different word. I guess that's why we're in Beta!

[JessicaPac557792]

Say dari America, bukan dari Indonesia.

[IshmahAfiah]

Halo