"Siapa yang meninggal?"

Translation: Who died?

[Noodle133]

'Who has died' should also work here, given the use of yang.

[JamesTWils]

Is yang necessary here?

[deactivated user]

In Indo it would be more formal (and unnecessary) but would really translate to Who is that, that passed away. Its a bit long tho.

[Lisa-Lisa-Lisa]

I wrote " who is dead?" and it was rejected

[tsuj1g1r1]

How does "meninggal" derive from "tinggal"? Is it in the sense that a person who dies stays in one place? Also, according to Wiktionary, this is a polite word for death, so perhaps "passed away" would be a better translation?

[chuman205]

There are some exceptions where "me-" changes the meaning; you just have to memorize them. Another example is bangun=to wake up and membangun= to build

[JarrodMain]

shortened form of 'meninggal dunia', a euphemism for dead, literally 'left the world'

[Tongincheek]

"Who is dead?" is marked wrong. Why?

[anno35]

Is there a rule about when to use 'yang'?