"He is our father."

Translation: Dia adalah ayah kami.

[SWybrow]

Why is 'Dia adalah bapak kita' wrong?

[StephenL1]

Is the "adalah" necessary in this sentence or can it be omitted?

[samomotaro]

Why is dia seorang ayah kami not accepted?

[Dee55403]

Why adalah and not seorang?

[INalsGio]

Seorang isn't really a verb meaning "to be", it is more like a classifier or an article