Yang meaning in English

yang means which / who / that (relativizer) in Indonesian. Pronounced yahng.

Hear yang

Example sentence

Mobil yang merah itu mahal.
The car that is red is expensive.

How yang is used

The single most important little word in Indonesian grammar. Connects a noun to a description, 'X yang Y' = 'the X that Y'. Covered in depth in the yang particle lesson.

More sentences using yang

• Saya ambil yang ini.
  I'll take this one.
• Apa yang kamu lakukan kemarin?
  What did you do yesterday?
• Saya pikir itu ide yang bagus.
  I think that's a good idea.

yang in real dialogue

These lines show how the word is used naturally inside complete Indonesian conversations:

• Tolong pilihkan yang matang.
  Please pick the ripe ones.
  From Di Pasar A2
• Liburan yang sempurna dengan teman-teman.
  A perfect holiday with friends.
  From Liburan ke Gunung B1
• Saya memesan kopi tubruk yang khas.
  I ordered the traditional tubruk coffee.
  From Kopi di Ubud B1

Related grammar words

• di, at
• ke, to (direction)
• dari, from
• dengan, with
• untuk, for
• dan, and

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