"Mengapa saya ada?"
Translation:Why do I exist?
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"Aku Ada Karena Kau Pun Ada" by Radja
("I Exist Because You Exist Too")
P/S: A nice Indonesian childhood song :')
Optimistic: Buat keindahan hidup (For the beauty of life)
Pessimistic: Menjadi hamba persepsi mereka yang lain (To be the slave of others' perception)
Why am I here? = Mengapa saya ada di sini?
Why do I exist? = Mengapa saya ada/wujud?
Why am I here? = Mengapa/kenapa saya ada di sini?
(In case you're wondering why I used mengapa/kenapa, it's because both words mean "why", the only difference is that the latter is less formal)
The keyword is "here". The question "Why do I exist?" is asked when one questions their existence, no matter where they are.
But "Why am I here?" can have the same meaning as "Why do I exist?", but it can also be asked when one does not know why they're in a certain place.
Saya harap semua yang membaca baik-baik saja hari ini. Saya yakin, kita ada karena suatu alasan yang perlu kita cari. Meskipun mungkin, bagi sebagian orang, mereka perlu waktu yang lama untuk menemukannya, teruslah mencari. Jangan menyerah pada dirimu sendiri karena kamu berharga. Semangat~!
Im confused. Isn't "why" "kenapa"? What is mengapa? What is the difference in their use?
Both words have the same meaning. The only difference is about how formal they are. "Mengapa" is more formal, it's used in official documents and basically any situation that's formal.
Because of how formal it is, Indonesians prefer to use the less formal "kenapa" than "mengapa" on a daily basis. So obviously "Kenapa" is used in less formal situations, like in daily conversations.
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"Why am I here" as in existng, alive, etc. Should be an acceptable translation in English. Reporting sep 23 2021
Mengapa saya ada disini? [Why am I here?]
Mengapa saya ada? [Why do I exist?]
'Ada' means exist but, if it combines with 'disini', it defines place/exist in a place.
