"When does he eat breakfast?"
Translation:Kapan dia sarapan?
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in Indonesian.. "kapan dia sarapan" no need "makan". because if we want to say "sarapan" people is understand if we want to eat breakfast
If you want to use /makan/, just say /makan pagi/. /Makan pagi/ is another word for breakfast, literally mean 'morning food'. So, /kapan dia sarapan/ or /kapan dia makan pagi/ is equally correct
To "breakfast" is the action You only eat breakfast Apart from food poisoning where you might bring it back up ( one would hurl breakfast ) stand back
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It can be used in both contexts, I'm quite sure. My experience over a decade traveling there is that they tend to use sarapan in both cases or just "makan?" to ask if eaten in the morning. I've rarely heard Indonesians themselves use "makan pagi." I believe that it's like how English-speakers use the word lunch as a noun and sometimes a verb. "Luncheon" used to be the noun but it has migrated to a more formal sense.
You cannot use bila (if), but in old melayu you can use bilamana/kapan (when)
If "kapan dia sarapan" is "when does he eat breakfast" how would you say "when is he breakfast" or is it just context because no one would ask thay question?
Kapan dia sarapan can be mean "when does he eats breakfast" and "when is he breakfast" Sarapan can be mean breakfast and eat breakfast. Depend on the context
- What is the difference between "Kapan" and "Ketika" ?
- Is "sarapan" also a verb ? Thank you very much !
No, ber-sarapan or bersarapan isn't a real word, both formally and informally, it has never been used.
Why is "Kapan dia makan makan pagi" wrong? Even the dictionary says that makan pagi is a synonym for sarapan.
I've answered previously in this discussion that sarapan is more preferred, yet I have not explained why. Time to change that.
Yes, makan pagi and sarapan are synonymous. But sarapan refers exclusively to breakfast, while makan pagi refers to any meal you eat in the morning whether it's intended as breakfast or something else, like a morning snack. Makan pagi consists of two words, makan meaning eat, and pagi meaning morning. Based on the English translation, it only refers to breakfast, so use sarapan instead.
In Indonesian, there's no such thing as "makan makan pagi" (this applies to every time of the day, like siang [noon] and malam [night]).
So if you want to ask someone when had they eaten dinner, ask "Kapan dia makan malam?". Same goes with lunch (makan siang) and makan pagi.
