Negation: tidak, bukan, belum, jangan

By Speak Indo, from the Speak Indo Indonesian course.

Four different words for 'no/not'. Which one to use depends on what you are negating.

How it works

• tidak, negates verbs and adjectives ('do not', 'is not ___') • bukan, negates nouns and pronouns ('not a ___') • belum, 'not yet' • jangan, 'don't!' (commands)

Examples

• Saya tidak lapar.
  I'm not hungry.
• Dia tidak tahu.
  He/She doesn't know.
• Ini bukan buku saya.
  This is not my book.
• Saya belum makan.
  I haven't eaten yet.
• Jangan lupa!
  Don't forget!