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- "Saya memakan topi saya."
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Saya makan topi itu ketika pisang tidur! Saya berkembang :> Terima kasih, duolingo, so practical.
Sometimes the young generations like betting. Not in the sense of money gambling, but more of a Truth or Dare.
Sometimes, the bets can be a bit extreme :) one friend of mine bet that if X likes Y, then Y has to be his girlfriend - in the other hand, if my friend lose, she has to find a boyfriend. XD.
1985
Thanks for the insights. So, is the original sentence 'used' in some of these bets or was it strictly borrowed from the English cultures?
It's my first time hearing "saya memakan topi saya" though. It's probably from English.
Well, the bets aren't so extreme that someone should eat a hat XD
Fairly large areas of the country are Muslim-majority, and gambling with money is not allowed in Islam. Of course, there are still enough non-Muslims (and Muslims that are less strict and more liberal) that money gambling does take place, but certainly in some areas it does seem to be considerably less common than it is in western countries.
More "dare"-like bets don't seem to be affected by that, though - as Jason's comment illustrates.
With a slightly different tack, it's probably also worth noting that the English phrase "if X, I'll eat my hat" is a very idiomatic phrase, and is (usually) not taken literally; but just means you think something is very unlikely. Actually physically eating a hat isn't expected (but occasionally some people do to really show humility).
I would assume that in Bahasa, this idiomatic meaning doesn't apply; and if someone said that, we would expect to have an actual hat being eaten.
I am glad to finally be able to say something practical for everyday conversation!
in my opinion, the purpose is to make learning fun. so we can laugh while learning the language. see, you're smiling while translating it.
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I would also add that using weird sentences teaches you to notice how words interact with each other, rather than just memorizing common phrases without really understanding the way they're structured.
Was it because you did not have leather shoes--and the synthetic plastic material would not boil into as good of meal as your hat?
This is one of those sentences that will be stuck in my head for eternity. Thus helping me remember the words
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Makanan tidak tersedia sedangkan dia sudah sangat lapar, sehingga topi pun dimakan. Hahaha!!!
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Jika dia makan beling, maka dia dianggap mengalami kesurupan. Bisa juga dia dianggap kuda lumping. Hahaha!!!
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You know those silly Duolingo sentences scattered in almost every course? This is one of them.
Those silly sentences are half the fun of Duo Lingo. I've developed Head Canons about our silly little Owl friend from all of them.
He has a really weird paranoia towards ducks, he has been to Eldritch lands beyond human comprehension (and failed a few SAN save throws) and yet still is inclined to lose bets somehow. Duo is also a fan of internet memes.
- 1985
This turns out to be an 'old' English expression that you might see in some movies... Lots of references around... Charles Dickens used it at least once. For example, see:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/i-ll-eat-my-hat
Topi berasa stroberi.
... atau munkin berasa 'stro' saja. (Straw hat, not Strawberry hat)
It is a bit strange for the sentence though it is grammatically correct. Is a hat edible?
It's an English idiomatic phrase; have a look at the other comments for explanation. I'm not quite sure why it's been translated literally rather than its figurative meaning though. Perhaps just to be funny and memorable.
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I am three sentences in to the new skill. So far I've come across both "She throws me" and "I ate my hat" Oh boy... this will be an interesting one.
I german there's a phrase with similar meaning. In English it would be "If ~ ,I'll eat a broom."
What makes it a past tense sentece. Saya makan apel saya means I eat my apple. So what makes the difference from I ate my hat to I eat my hat in indonesian. Because both sentences have different meaning.
Indonesian doesn't have tenses. "Saya memakan topi saya" can be translated as "I have eaten my hat", "I ate my hat" "I eat my hat" "I am eating my hat" or "I will eat my hat" -- all depending on context. I think Duo switches it around sometimes, to alert people to that fact.
Sometimes words like sudah (already), belum (not yet) or akan (will be) are given for clarification.
Saya harap seseorang memberi garam sedikit kepada orang miskin itu untuk dengan topinya...
I hope someone gave the poor man some salt to go with his hat...
