"Pisang dan apel itu buah."

Translation: Bananas and apples are fruits.

[Lysch]

Why do these kinds of sentences (there's another one with veggies) require the "itu"?

[EFrisco]

In this usage, "itu" functions like a definite article for both of the preceding nouns. So the feeling is like a scientific statement - "The banana and the apel are fruits".

[absolutegraves]

Ok confusing. Why itu??? I read is as- that banana and apple are fruit. If itu was "those" than it would be plural- pisang-pisang dan apel-apel... right? bananas and apples is not plural if you are saying they are both fruits. so back to my question. Why itu? And why fruits instead of fruit? Ah confusing. I just spent 10 minutes typing this & trying to figure this out.. I still have no idea wkwkwk

[NeilRankin1]

That banana and Apple are fruit?

[35jmc]

Why that banana and apple are fruits is wrong?

[AnitaRRC]

Fruit doesn't normally have a plural

[Ants_L]

an banana and an apple should be correct as well

[35jmc]

an banana is wrong in english

[Rockerz222]

Why not apel apel it is plural na

[888Bruce888]

In English plural is usually assumed in the word "fruit" , so the (s) is dropped. Also the type of food "fruit" does not recieve the (s) appendage. The phrase "fruits of labor" is often heard, however.