"These letters are from you."

Translation: Surat-surat ini dari kamu.

[Kpereira]

I wrote "surat surat ini ada dari kamu".... which was marked incorrect. Please let me know when do we use "ada" . Thank you

[LydiaMills3]

Ada = there_is/are (you want to express the presence of something) .. ada surat surat ini dari kamu - there are these letters from you

[EFrisco]

Maybe think of "ada" like "estar" in spanish if you know what I mean. It's not a copula that links a noun with another noun or adjective like "ser" - it's an intransitive verb that means "be" in the sense of "exist". You could say "suratsurat ini ada" by itself and it would mean "these books exist".

[AbdullahAAK]

Why not surat-surat ini berada dari kamu?

[akucintaDani]

Berada means "to be existing at", base form is ada. It means existing, not really "is" or "are"

[229395fran]

would “para surat” instead of “surat-surat” be ok , like “para wanita” in an other lesson , to provide an alternate way to express the plural intention of a word?

[AVAX3M]

"Surat-surat ini darimu" is also accepted.

[fithnan]

You= Kamu
You= Kalian

Ada yang bisa jelaskan?

[akucintaDani]

Kalian = you plural, kamu = you singular

[kritter443178]

Previously has translated same sentence as *surat_surat ini dari kalian. Is kalian a possesive form for second person? i guess its like (kamu-kalian=you-your and kami-kita= we-our? or maybe i am guessing too much?

[EFrisco]

Kalian is a plural second person pronoun like you(plural), ye, or y'all. Kamu is a singular second person pronoun like you(singular) or thou.

Both kita and kami mean we.

Kita is an inclusive first-person plural pronoun. It includes you and the person or people to whom you speak.

Kami is an exclusive first-person plural pronoun. It excludes the person or people to whom you speak.

[Nadiya400749]

Yes

[DavidHarri227108]

Can you suffix a pronoun to a preposition, à la "darimu"?