Indonesian/Grammar/Adverbs

Kata keterangan (Adverbs) Learning the Indonesian Adverbs is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it, the more you get closer to mastering the Indonesian language. But first, we need to know what the role of Adverbs in the structure of Indonesian grammar is. Indonesian adverbs are a part of speech. Generally, they're words that modify any part of language other than a noun. Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives (including numbers), clauses, sentences and other adverbs. Grammar Tips While in English adverbs are usually formed by adding (-ly) to adjectives. In Indonesian many adverbs are formed this way: pelan (slow) becomes pelan-pelan (slowly) sempurna (perfect) becomes dengan sempurna (perfectly) However, that’s not always the case. Some words are adverbs by nature. For example: sekarang (now), benar-benar (really),  segera (soon), malam ini (tonight), cantik (pretty), hampir (almost). Here are some examples: Saya membaca buku kadang-kadang. I read a book sometimes. Aku tidak akan pernah merokok. I will never smoke. Apakah kamu sendirian? Are you alone? Notice the structure of the Adverbs in Indonesian. List of Adverbs in Indonesian + Indonesian Adverbs English Adverbs Kata keterangan waktu Adverbs of time Kemarin Yesterday Hari ini Today Besok Tomorrow Sekarang Now Kemudian Later Kemudian Then Malam ini Tonight Sekarang juga Right now Tadi malam Last night Pagi ini This morning Minggu depan Next week Sudah Already Baru-baru ini Recently Akhir-akhir ini Lately Segera Soon Segera Immediately Masih Still Masih Yet Silam Ago + Indonesian Adverbs English Adverbs Kata keterangan tempat Adverbs of place Di sini Here Sana There Di sana Over there Mana-mana Everywhere Di manapun Anywhere Tidak dimanapun Nowhere Rumah Home Jauh Away Ke luar Out + Indonesian Adverbs English Adverbs Adverbia ragam Adverbs of manner Sangat Very Agak Quite Cantik Pretty Benar-benar Really Cepat Fast Baik Well Keras Hard Segera Quickly Pelan-pelan Slowly Hati-hati Carefully Tidak Hardly Baru saja Barely Kebanyakan Mostly Hampir Almost Sama sekali Absolutely Bersama Together Sendirian Alone + Indonesian Adverbs English Adverbs Adverbia frekuensi Adverbs of frequency Selalu Always Sering Frequently Biasanya Usually Kadang-kadang Sometimes Kadang-kadang Occasionally Jarang Seldom Jarang Rarely Tak pernah Never Reference http://mylanguages.org/indonesian_adverbs.php