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- "Those are their drinks."
"Those are their drinks."
Translation:Itu minuman mereka.
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Itu + minuman mereka
Those are their drinks
Minuman itu + punya mereka
Those drinks + are theirs
Halo guru,
Is there a reason why "Mereka" comes at the end of the sentence?
To me it feels like i'm saying:
Those drinks are theirs
The modifier almost always comes after the noun in Indonesian. :) If it helps, you might need to imagine adalah is there (this is the copula but it is a bit formal or used to define things)
(Itu) adalah (minuman mereka)
The itu heading the sentence is the subject, while anything following it will be another noun or a verb.
Another example might be itu kucing mereka That is a cat that is theirs Itu anjing hitam That is a dog that is black
I usually think of all adjectives in this way to translate it quicker.
It's mostly a matter of getting used to having modifiers follow the nouns!
Here is more info about the word order:
'ini' , 'itu', Tips & Notes, Addendum.
https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/31492712
Adjectives, Noun Phrase, Tips & Notes, Addendum.
https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/31285942
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No, you can't just show something plural by saying the word twice. "Minuman" is accepted as both plural and singular.
I don't think it is so much that you can't as that you don't have to. You certainly can say a noun twice in order to indicate that you mean more than one.
what's the difference between "drinks" and "beverages" in this case?. thanks in advance
The English translation would be "Those drinks are theirs". (AND figuring out the counterpart would be easier!)
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Itu (it/that/those) minuman (drink(s)) mereka (they/them/their(s)). Those drinks (are) theirs = Those are their drinks.
