"I drink that water."

Translation: Saya meminum air itu.

[jithin_babu]

Saya minum air? Difference?

[Ferrydust]

Yes I would also like to know the difference between meminum and minum.

[Away54]

Jithin_babu, Ferrydust:

Following is the explanation from a native teacher who is a Indonesian teacher :) [note that I am also a native speaker]

"minum" may be followed by object and may not be. Whilst, "meminum" must be followed by object.

Example:

Saya minum.

Saya minum air.

Saya meminum air.

We cannot say, "saya meminum".

[Away54]

Actually, "minum" is for a normal object (e.g. milk, coffee, water, etc.).

So, we may assume that this "air" is not a normal water as we use "meminum."

[Egard-X]

Why not "aku meninum air itu"?

[ichi589126]

aku=saya

in some case,
"saya" is more polite than "aku"

[Away54]

Egard-X: "Saya meminum air itu" is more formal than "aku meminum air itu".