Indonesian Adjectives

Indonesian Adjectives

This page contains a table including the following: Indonesian/ Bahasa Adjectives and adverbs. Try to memorize the way they're used because they're very important in communication, and might be very helpful to convey your most important expressions. Make sure to check our Learn Indonesian page, which contains several lessons that might help you in your learning process.

An adjective is a word whose main role is to modify a noun or pronoun, giving more information about the noun or pronoun's definition. Some examples are: That is a green tree. I met a very old man. Below is an example of the adjectives in the structure of the sentence.

English Adjectives Indonesian Adjectives
 
That is a tall buildingItu bangunan tinggi
I met a very old manSaya bertemu laki-laki yang sangat tua
The old red building is hereBangunan merah tua ada di sini
That's a very nice dressItu baju yang sangat bagus

Adjectives used with different genders and numbers

In Indonesian/ Bahasa the use of adjective for the masculine is the same as the feminine, also the use of singular is similar to the plural, which makes learning it very easy and straight forward, here are some examples in the table below:

Adjective for gender/ number Bahasa Adjectives
 
She is a tall womanDia wanita yang tinggi
He is a tall manDia pria yang tinggi
They are tall womenMereka wanita yang tinggi
They are tall menMereka pria yang tinggi

Below is a vocabulary training for adjectives in Indonesian or Bahasa, try to memorize the adjectives below, because they’re very important.

Vocaublary Indonesian Adjectives
 
AngryMarah
BadJelek
BeautifulCantik
CheapMurah
CleanBersih
ColdDingin
DifferentBeda
DifficultSusah
EarlyAwal
EasyMudah
FriendlyRamah
GoodBaik
BetterLebih baik
BestPaling baik
HeavyBerat
ImportantPenting
MarriedMenikah
NaturalAlami
NiceEnak (for Food), Bagus (for Things), Ramah (for People)
OpenBuka
PoliteSopan
PoorMiskin
RichKaya
SadSedih
SimpleSederhana
SlowPelan
SmallKecil
SweetManis à Food
TallTinggi
WarmHangat
WellSehat, Baik
WorseLebih buruk
WorstPaling buruk
WrongSalah
RightBenar


I hope the content of this page was useful to you, and that you learned some Indonesian Adjectives ..., try to memorize them to be able to use them in your daily conversation. Make sure to check our Learn Indonesian page, which contains several lessons that might help you in your learning process.