Topic: Indonesian

"Mereka menjaga buku itu."

Translation:They are guarding that book.

October 19, 2018

9 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Christian246721

    Must be quite a valuable book...hope they know kungfu as well!

    October 19, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/wendi962638

      Why not "those books"?

      November 22, 2018
      [deactivated user]

        'Those' and 'These' in English is used when its more than one.

        buku-buku is books also

        February 5, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/evabstracted

          "They guard that book" was not accepted. I don't understand why.

          December 17, 2018
          [deactivated user]

            Its not proper formal English, its more slang the way thats said.

            February 5, 2019
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/gringoton
            • 39

            How would you say, "when no one is watching, I will steal it?"

            November 13, 2018
            [deactivated user]

              'When no one is looking' might be

              Ketika tidak orang melihat

              When no people look...

              February 5, 2019
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/zz9FpV

                Such a usless sentence ti learn

                March 11, 2019
                https://www.duolingo.com/profile/TimoS
                • 44

                We already know all the words except the new one, and yes, the context of the new word isn't very useful.

                August 13, 2019
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