"What does this cat eat?"
Translation:Kucing ini makan apa?
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They say one answer to this question is "Apa yang kucing ini makan?". Is "yang" necessary here? I don't really get why "Apa kucing ini makan?" which is the answer I thought is not acceptable.
Yes, the yang is necessary. Apa kuciing ini makan = "Does this cat eat?" Apa yang kucing ini makan = "What is it that this cat eats" which is translated easily to "What does this cat eat"
I think "Kucing ini makan apa?" = "This cat eats what?" is more natural in Indonesian
is it okay to say for example : Aku perbuatan apa? (what am i doing) or is there something else more natural to say
I'm used to saying "lagi apa?" to very casually say "What are you doing?" Or more formally "Anda sedang melakukan apa?"
I don't know how natural it would be to apply those to oneself "Aku sedang melakukan apa" but it's at least grammatically correct.
Also I don't think perbuatan works like that. It means "deed" or "action" and is a noun. You could probably say "perbuatan aku apa?" But it's unlikely to mean "What am I doing?" in the same sense as "lagi apa"
No. "Apakah kucing ini makan? = Does this cat eat? Kucing ini makan apa = What does this cat eat?
That's wrong because it changes the meaning of the sentence to "Does this cat eat?"
It's common to drop the -kah and even drop the "apa", but the meaning is the same as long as you say it like a question.
Apakah is a way to ask a yes/no question. Roughly equivalent to "do or does" in English for forming questions.
No, the position depends on what are you asking
Please note that "apakah" is not "apa"+ suffix ", although they share 1 same meaning, to ask characteristics of a noun. So, this question cannot use "apakah"
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I got this question wrong several times. Needed to ask my wife as I really don't get it and Dulingo doesn't provide any explanation.
My wife says: "Apa yang dimakan kucing ini" - which is not accepted by Dulingo.
The question is contextually different if the object of interest is the cat or what the cat eats. Without proper context it can't be answered correctly
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It's in order for an Indonesian sentence. You /can/ flip it around to say "Apa yang kucing ini makan?" but it's more natural to say it like the above.
Can you also say "Kucing ini apa makan?" to ask what the cat eats/ is eating?
If "Buah apa ini?" is "What kind of fruit is this?", why is it wrong "Kucing ini apa makan?" to "What does this cat eat?" ?
