The Most Important Verbs in Indonesian

The heart of every language lies in its verbs. If you can correctly recognize and form verbs, you have already mastered the most important aspect of grammar.

To immediately start expressing a lot in Indonesian, you only need five verbs in the beginning.

These are:

to have
to be
to go
can
to do

Learn these five Indonesian verbs in the present tense in all six conjugated forms by heart: I go, you go, he/she/it goes, we go, you (plural) go, they go.

Also learn the past and future forms of the verbs to have, to be, to go, and to do.

First think of the solution. Then click the buttons to reveal the answers.

1
to have	mempunyai
I have	saya mempunyai
you have	kamu mempunyai
he has	dia mempunyai
we have	kami mempunyai
you have	kalian mempunyai
they have	mereka mempunyai

2
to be	adalah (tidak ditambahkan di depan kata sifat)
I am	saya adalah
you are	kamu adalah
he is	dia adalah
we are	kami adalah
you are	kalian adalah
they are	mereka adalah

3
to go	pergi
I go	saya pergi
you go	kamu pergi
he goes	dia pergi
we go	kami pergi
you go	kalian pergi
they go	mereka pergi

4
can	bisa
I can	saya bisa
you can	kamu bisa
he can	dia bisa
we can	kami bisa
you can	kalian bisa
they can	mereka bisa
you can (formal)	Anda bisa

5
to do	membuat
I do	saya membuat
you do	kamu membuat
he does	dia membuat
we do	kami membuat
you do	kalian membuat
they do	mereka membuat

6
I had	saya dulu punya
you had	kamu dulu punya
he had	dia dulu punya
we had	kami dulu punya
they had	mereka dulu punya

7
I was	saya dulu
you were	kamu dulu
he was	dia dulu
we were	kami dulu
you were	kalian dulu

8
I went	saya tadi pergi
you went	kamu tadi pergi
he went	dia tadi pergi
we went	kami tadi pergi
you went	kalian tadi pergi
they went	mereka tadi pergi

9
you did	kamu tadi membuat
he did	dia tadi membuat
we did	kami tadi membuat
you did	kalian tadi membuat
they did	mereka tadi membuat

10
I will have	saya akan mempunyai
you will have	kamu akan mempunyai
he will have	dia akan mempunyai
we will have	kami akan mempunyai
you will have	kalian akan mempunyai
they will have	mereka akan mempunyai

11
I will be	saya akan menjadi
you will be	kamu akan menjadi
he will be	dia akan menjadi
we will be	kami akan menjadi
you will be	kalian akan menjadi
they will be	mereka akan menjadi

12
I will go	saya akan pergi
you will go	kamu akan pergi
he will go	dia akan pergi
we will go	dia akan pergi
you will go	kalian akan pergi
they will go	mereka akan pergi

13
I will do	saya akan membuat
you will do	kamu akan membuat
he will do	dia akan membuat
we will do	kami akan membuat
you will do	kalian akan membuat
they will do	mereka akan membuat

14
Is there ... ?	Apakah ada ...?
May I ... ?	Bolehkah saya ...?
I need ...	Saya butuh ...
Where is ... ?	Di mana ...?
What is ... ?	Apa ...?
How much is ... ?	Berapa harga ... ?
I would like to have ...	Saya mau ...
Can you ... ?	Bisakah kamu ...?
Can you (formal) ... ?	Bisakah Anda ...?

The verb forms will also be taught to you in the language course from Sprachenlernen24 right in the first few days with the help of a verb trainer, as they are essential in any language.

If you learn just 100 words in addition to these verbs at the beginning, you can already have basic conversations after only about three hours of study time.

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