"Dia tidak mendengar percakapan kita."

Translation: He does not hear our conversation.

[NudibranchsRcool]

Just wondering how often "cakap" is used in Indonesian. In Malay they use it all the time, but I haven't heard it used with my friends in Indo.

[learner2608]

Cakap as a verb is not widely used in Indo, but it is in some areas close to Malaysia. Cakap as an adjective is often used in formal situation, which means "good at (doing something)". As a slang, "Cakep" means good looking, ie beautiful or handsome

[_adrianpop_]

Reminder:

• The prefix pe- and the affix -an are used to form nouns

• Percakapan means conversation

• The root is cakap (noun) which means talk (bicara is a synonym)

[Jaqui104510]

As always, very helpful. Terima kasih! I really appreciate your commentaries, understanding "why" makes learning these words easier

[Jaqui104510]

Your explanations are extremely helpful, thanks so much

[MickIceWater]

why is "he cannot hear our conversation" marked wrong if there is not present or past tense in Bahasa Indonesian.

[TheJunjie]

I think 'cannot' will require 'tidak bisa' to be in the sentence.

[learner2608]

Cannot translates to "tidak dapat" which means he doesnt have the ability to hear/listen to the conversation. The indo word is only "tidak" - so this is not about tensen. Hope this helps.

[PakPaul65]

He does not listen to our conversation

[frouk13]

mendengarkan = listen to

[MickIceWater]

He cannot hear our conversation, was marked wrong however it is the way we say it in English,