"Perang adalah hal yang buruk."

Translation: War is a terrible thing.

[Fosdick1]

Why must I say "war is a terrible thing"? Why can't I say "the war is a bad thing"?

[enigmajf]

if you use the definite article it means you refer to a specific war. The indonesian translation talks about war in general

[Angela927992]

What is the difference between terrible and horrible? Horrible wasn't accepted.

[tsuj1g1r1]

Does “buruk” span the degree of intensity expressed by “terrible” in English? What are some more intense synonyms in Indonesian?

[YdWin]

Not really, i think the best word is "mengerikan"