"That building lights up in red."

Translation: Gedung itu menyala merah.

[hou2zi0]

What does that sentence mean?

[Violet138039]

Exactly my question too! :/

[Away54]

hou, violet:

I agree. "Gedung itu menyala merah" is an ambiguous sentence. But, the closest meaning is "tampak terang" (looks bright).

Update: I got a downvote without any feedback. Please if you know something, share your knowledge! Don't just demotivate me like this. However, to be noted that my comment is based on the KBBI.

[Barbara213341]

I asked a native speaker who said that he better liked "gedung ini menyala warna merah"

[Jaqui104510]

I put this (with warna) but it was considered wrong. Why? Isn;'t it sama sama?

[Andy481779]

Agreed, how can using Warna Merah be wrong?

[BorblaDr.S]

Still I do not know what it means. Pls help to understand!

[deactivated user]

Y cant be "gedung itu menyala di merah???"

[Rick392366]

'di' is a preposition to indicate location.

Examples :

Saya di sini = I am here.
Kamu di sana = You are there.
Kita di sekolah = We are at school.

[gabrielcereal]

Di means "in", though.

[Rick392366]

Di means "in", though.

'di' indicates location.
In English it can be translated with other prepositions, or even without a preposition.
It depends on context.

Saya di Jakarta = I am in Jakarta.

Saya di rumah = I am home.

Saya di luar negeri = I am abroad.

[Elizabeth693356]

Thank you - that is very helpful

[gabrielcereal]

Skg saya tahu, makasih!!

[PaulNugent12]

'Gedung itu menyala dengan warna merah' is also marked incorrect. Can anybody explain why this is not a correct translation?

[Wira_basa]

In this sentence, we can omit the phrase dengan warna although it is the literal meaning.

That way, it will make it sound much simpler and more natural.

[vleerbeer]

Red light district

[RamenDutchman]

But Duo wants to light the building green