"Saya punya lima butir jeruk."

Translation: I have five oranges.

[BlakeLongm]

Shouldn't this be using the 'buah' counter? Saya punya lima buah jeruk.

[mjzeekdaniels]

The missus tells me that butir is not necessary.

[RyanJustin2]

Yep. Why i dont spend much time on these lessons. Time can be spent elsewhere

[mapmanic]

My native-speaking informant tells me the use of "butir" here is strange. She says it should be "buah." It's the first time she's ever heard of "butir" being used as a counter with "jeruk." (My informant is a native speaker from Java, near Jakarta.)

[ramarizanast]

yed indeed, I am a native indonesian speaker

[BurungBelgia]

same question here: why not "buah"