"Rumah saya tidak besar."

Translation: My house is not big.

[lili114354]

could 'my house is not large' also be acceptable here?

'big' and 'large' would seem to be interchangeable adjectives for describing a house.

[LostSlough]

I agree, I keep missing things because I tend to use large instead of big out of habit, even though the English sentences mean the same either way. :/

[Rick392366]

"large" & "big" are both accepted now.

[SalmanHaji]

What is the difference between bukan and tidak and why is tidak used in this situation and not bukan

[dekrit]

"Tidak" is negation in general. "Bukan" is an adverb to denote a choice of not this but that. It is used in situations where there is an alternative to the one in question.

Not me but him = Bukan saya, tapi dia.
That is not my house, it's theirs = Itu bukan rumah saya, itu punya mereka.

I am not happy = Saya tidak senang.
I am not happy, but sad = Saya bukan senang, tapi sedih.

[Omar8450]

Thank you. This really cleared it up

[picoallen]

large and big are synonyms

[anno35]

elsewhere 'rumah' has been translated as home. therefore it seems that, 'my home is not big' should be acceptable

[emawlin]

In my opinion it should be correct because house is a synonym of home

[ryanisayori]

why is 'tidak'(no) used for 'besar'(adj)? it should be 'bukan'(not), can you explain to me?

[alsoycss]

read the comment above by user dekrit

[Ben400]

I live in Indonesia and the house that we own is like 550 square meters.