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Conjunctions: 'dan', 'tetapi', 'atau'

Alexander StebnerCreator of Lingora · Updated 14 October 20262 min readComments

The three basic conjunctions work like their English counterparts: (and), (but), and (or). They connect words, phrases, or clauses in the same position as English: (apples and oranges), (small but strong).

is often shortened to in casual speech.

In the course

Sentences from Lingora’s Indonesian course

59 of the course's 500 sentences use this, the first in lesson 13. A few of them, with the words “Conjunctions: 'dan', 'tetapi', 'atau'” is about in bold:

  • Aku menyayangi mereka dan mereka menyayangiku.

    I love them and they love me.

    Lesson 32

  • Aku punya dua mobil, dua sepeda, dan tiga sepeda motor.

    I have two cars, two bicycles, and three motorbikes.

    Lesson 33

  • Aku membeli satu pisang dan enam telur.

    I am buying one banana and six eggs.

    Lesson 43

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