"Masing-masing pemain akan mendapat sepatu baru."
Translation:Each player will receive new shoes.
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Where is the Indonesian word for "pair" in this sentence, or indeed any counting word?
You're right.
There is no counter in the Indonesian sentence.
The English translation is changed now.
The counter to be used for shoes is "sepasang".
sepasang sepatu = a pair of shoes.
In conversation everyday we usually just say sepatu (shoes) instead of "pair of shoes" (sepasang sepatu). Because it just automatically interpret pair of shoes when we talk about it. But in formal condition, it could be
I asked native speakers about the difference of nuance between "mendapat" and "mendapatkan" when I came across the similar sentence on Duolingo.
"Aku mendapatkan buku ini dari toko itu." (I got this book from that store.)
Native speakers on HiNative gave me different points of view... https://hinative.com/questions/18174411
One argues that "mendapatkan" suggests the subject "tried/managed to obtain" something while "mendapat" has no such intention. Another says there is no difference of meaning, just the formality.
Does it have to be masing-masing ? Can it be masing masing without the dash
