"They are a couple of husband and wife."
Translation:Mereka adalah pasangan suami dan istri.
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Thanks, that is useful to know. So basically the sentence has been translated literally but in English it sounds very odd.
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As a non-native I would suggest to leave out the second half to replace it with "Andi dan Tini adalah pasangan", or, as we're in the 21st century, "Andi dan Dimas" could also be an option.
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We could improve the translation, i think, by saying: "They are a couple, husband and wife." or "They are a couple: a husband and wife." The confusion, i believe, is from the ambiguity of "couple" in English. So, the English gloss for the Bahasa statement should not have included "couple of" since that combination is used most commonly with the non-matrimonial meaning.
"a husband and wife couple" sounds clunky, but in 2021 and beyond, we'll hear it more often (as compared to a husband-husband couple, a wife-wife couple, etc)
Though the English accuracy isn't as important as the Indonesian structure. You cannot translate word for word and expect to sound anything like a native speaker. Just internalize the structure and move along...