"It is big."

Translation: Ia besar.

[Lims41]

what is the difference between itu and ia?

[lockers001]

Itu besar ... itu = that, the it.
Ia besar = he/she is big.
I thought their translation was wrong so I asked my Indo wife and she agreed.

[rizalmuhammad]

No. "Ia" can refer as "it" or "he/she" but rarely in use

[Lims41]

Thanks for response. New question: does this mean that ia and dia are synonyms?

[Rick392366]

"dia" and "ia" are not synonyms.
Please see the following topic for more info:
https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/28585404

[dieprinzessin]

why is 'dia besar' wrong?

[lockers001]

dia = he/she

[aliceusa]

that's what she said

[lokahitapr]

it should be "ini besar" not "ia besar" bcs "ia" is "she/he"

[Rathod00072]

Exactly, I was also confused.
Ini means It then why ia is used here.
Indonesian is very confusing.

[hopkey123]

"ini" means "this is big" not "it/that". "Itu" means "it/that"

[cuet17]

Is "ini besar" acceptable?

[VipinRahul]

Ini is this right? Itu is that.

[TotokTriyadi]

Yes ofcourse, in Bahasa Indonesia the word "ia" means "she/he"

[TamaAkbar]

"It is" refers to stuff or person? If person, I think the correct translate is "He or She" *by the way I am Indonesian

[hopkey123]

"it" refers to stuff or animals. "He or she" refers to people and animals sometimes

[TotokTriyadi]

Lebih tepatnya ini besar, bukan ia besar. Karena ia untuk kata ganti orang. Sehingga karena belum tahu seharusnya pakai ini.

[Alex982702]

So, authers of Duolingwo are wrong here?

[AiraHarune8]

Shouldn't it be "inu besar"?
I think " Ia besar" means he/she is big

[AiraHarune8]

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