"Those are their drinks."
Translation:Itu minuman mereka.
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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
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!
The English translation would be "Those drinks are theirs". (AND figuring out the counterpart would be easier!)
