"Andi mendapat surat."

Translation: Andi received a letter.

[zeff.tsang]

what are the differences "mendapat" and "menerima"?
thank you

[killerloop1977]

I want to know the same...

[Applelee]

How come received a letter aren't right?

[shimizuhiroshi12]

It should be right on this app because no indicator shows how many letters (surat) Andi received.

Sebuah surat = a letter.
(Sebuah = a/an ...) Surat-surat = letters.
Surat can mean "a letter" or "letters" in real life (daily conversation; depends on the context/sentence).

[JamesTWils]

There is no real determiners in Indonesian, right? So, this could just as easily be "Andi got the letter"?

[troth93]

It could be, but I think it should then be surat itu or suratnya

[JamesTWils]

Yes, I'm beginning to get the sense that Indonesian has much more of a "the" than the general statements lead one to believe.

[sbevegaming]

I believe suratnya is more correct for "the letter" (the [previously mentioned] letter) then "surat itu" (that letter), but i'm not sure (if anyone knows, please correct me)

[dan.yen]

Is this "got" as in she owns the letter before or as in she just got it somewhere else?

[Deniz426610]

why isnt "Andi receives a letter" accepted?

[shimizuhiroshi12]

It should be correct, to be honest.
Because no indicator shows are this sentence in the past/present form and how many letters Andi is received.

In Google Translate, if you want to get "received", you must write "Andi sudah mendapat surat". Sudah is the past form of any verbs.

Surat can mean "letter or letters" (in real life; depends on the context/sentence).
Sebuah surat means "a letter" because Sebuah means "a ..." (a book, an apple, etc.).
But "surat-surat" means letters (plural) because it shows that the letter is not just one.

[TheoGeorget]

Why "Andi receive a letter" is a wrong answer ?
There is no word for time indication, so why not present ?

[JamesTWils]

The present tense third person (Andi) would be "receives."

[Eric651208000]

Why is 'Andi received letters' wrong?

[shimizuhiroshi12]

It should be right on this app because no indicator shows how many letters (surat) Andi received.

Sebuah surat = a letter. (Sebuah = a/an ...)
Surat-surat = letters.
Surat can mean "a letter" or "letters" in real life (daily conversation; depends on the context/sentence).

[neutrino3]

This confuses me, because I thought the distinction is very clear:

'receive' or 'accept' = 'menerima' atau 'terima'

'get' or 'obtain', as if by force = 'mendapat'

[killerloop1977]

In another question the translation for the same sentence (Andi received (my) letter) was:
Andi menerima surat saya.

what is the difference between menerima and mendapat?