"That dress is red."

Translation: Gaun itu merah.

[AidanStone1]

Why is it "Gaun 'Tersebut' merah"
Not "Gaun 'itu' merah"

[hopkey123]

I guess they wanted to specify that "dress" was singular

[LucasHon.]

What is tersebut and when do you use it?

[hopkey123]

Tersebut means "the/that", specifically singular only

[Gwv44]

Why not "ITU gaun merah?
I dont understand

[samarkand8]

Gwv44: the way I underatand, 'itu/ini' are always put after the object these refer to. Haven't seen any exceptions to this rule yet.

[thatonebeckfan]

Gaun tu merah jg!?!?!?!?

[samarkand8]

would Merah gaun itu be wrong?

[hopkey123]

Well the sentence structure is off, I can't say for sure if it's completely wrong though, I'm not native Indonesian

[uwaBiPXz]

Gaun itu berwarna merah

[anthony210275]

I understand it as that dress (gaun itu) is red (merah).
Gaun itu merah.

[Tagi04]

Can you not say gaun merah itu?