"Ia besar."
Translation:It is big.
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When should I use Ia instead of Dia?
Please have a look here :
https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/28585404
The differences between "ia" & "dia"
Ia does not mean it. It is short for "dia" meaning he/she. Just like you can say "Ma'kasih" as well as terima kasih.
Rick says the opposite. He says that one of the only difference between "dia" and "ia" is that "ia" can be used for "physical object" (I guess it means also abstract things), so, for "it".
Check the link he gave.
We would need grammar link please, to know who's right or wrong.
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i am a spanish speaker and besar means 'to kiss' in spanish , jajja lol, very interesting
"Besar", "pintar", "dia"... They took all our words in Spanish! XDDD
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What would be the Indonesian word I would have to use if I would want to talk about his/her height instead?
There's absolutely no difference, as far as I can see. I don't see why a language should have two words for "it", though.
Ia is definitely for a person, human, could be a she or he, but not an It. Duh
The example "Ia Besar" is grammatically incorrect. You cannot use Ia as the subject of a sentence. Itu besar; dia besar etc. Use the inanimate object's name instead of the third person as the subject. This needs to be fixed.
