Adjectives Flashcards
Jernih
Clear liquid (usually water)
Bening
Clear liquid
Keruh
Cloudy (for liquid, urine)
Layak
Decent
“Cukup layak.” Good
Lemah gemulai
Graceful movement
Used to describe only movements, dancing, walking…
Akrab
Familiar
“Akrab dipanggil…” - nickname
Langsing
Slender
Berpengalaman
Experienced
Mancanegara
Foreign/international
Sembrono
Careless
Kental
Thick (for things like accents, or dough)
“Logatnya sgt kental
Silau
Too bright
“Ruangan ini silau karena matahari.”
Rapi
Neat/tidy
Muliah
Noble, honorable
Emergency
Darurat
Tuntas
Complete, thorough
“Dia mau membersihkan semua kotoran dengan tuntas.”
Utuh
Complete
“Mereka tdk pakai kata yg utuh.”
Justru
Exactly, precisely (adv)
Deras
Heavy, strong for liquid, water or flow
“Aliran sungai yang cukup deras.”
Persis
Exactly
Lantang
Loud and clear
“Dgn lantang ia berkata…”
Serempak
Simultaneously
“Rencana apa itu? Tanya mereka serempak.”
Jago
Expert
Terampil
Skillful
Penyet
Flat
“Tempe penyet”
Nyala
Light/bright/neon also
Baju mb sangat nyala!
Kencang
Tight, blustery, strong
“Berlari kencang” ran strong/fast
Buta Tuna netra (formal)
Blind
Cemas
Anxious
Tuli Tuna rungu (formal)
Deaf
Bisu Tuna wicara (formal)
Mute
Galau
Confused, worried, anxious
kumat
Waktu gejala2 menjadi lebih buruk
“Jangan sampai asmanya kumat.”
Lumpuh
Paralyzed
Tegang
Tense, like headache pressure
Canggi
Sophisticated, modern, really nice
Otodidak
Self-taught
Appropriate, natural (actions)
Wajar
Relevant
Terbukti
tidak henti-hentinya
Unrelenting(ly), endlessly, unceasingly
“Tidak henti-hentinya dia memotret hal-hal yg menarik.”
Giat
Aggressive and enterprising
“Dia bekerja dengan giat dan rajin.”
Basi
Expired (food already prepared)
Busuk
Expired food (not yet prepared, or fruits/vegetables)
Sembarangan
Carelessly, randomly
“Kebiasaan membuang sampah sembarangan ke sungai seperti sudah membudaya di sini.”
Mengagumkan
Amazing
Menyakitkan
Hurtful
Jombloh
Single (sehari2 for males and females)
Istimewa
Special, big, fancy, grand, (usually for party or event).
Meriah
lively (for an event)
Gemerlapan
Shiny
Membanting tulang
Throwing bones (against the ground), description for working hard. "Dia harus bekerja keras membanting tulang skrg."
Resmi
Formal, official, used for description of parties, events.
Meraung-raung
Roaring (like a lion, or for crying also)
“Dia mulai menangis meraung-raung)
Murni
Sincere, pure
“dengan cinta yg murni.”
Kecapean
Exhausted
Kasmaran
infatuation/infatuated
Tulus
Sincere
“Tulus mencintai…”
Sincere love
Tuna grahita
Mentally disabled
Tuna daksa
Having more than 1 disability
Lumpuh
Paralyzed
“Dia lumpuh”
Tidak terduga
Unpredictable
Berisik
Noisy, like outside
Ribut
Noisy, rambunctious
Air tergenang
Still water
Peka
Sensitive (for many things)
“Itu masalah peka”
Bandang
Big, only for flood.
Menghanyutkan
Impressive, touching
“Ceritanya sgt menghanyutkan.”
Muka tembok
Wall face, like thick skin.
“Harus pakai muka tembok.”
Lembut
Soft
Hiruk pikuk
Bustle (in a crowd)
Sesak
Crowded
Polos
Pure, plain, smooth, sincere
“Jawaban dia polos.”
Kejam
Cruel
Mengerikan
Terrible, awful, horrible
“Hukuman bagi budak yang melarikan diri sangatlah berat dan mengerikan.”
Ganas
Ferocious
“Mengaum-aum dgn ganas!”
Pasrah
Surrender, resignation
“Berlutut dgn pasrah.”
Montok
Chubby cheeks (on kids)
Abadi
Eternal
Adil
Fair
Agung
Majestic
Aktif
Active
Akur
Harmonious (relationship)
“Sebagai saudara, mereka sangat akur. Kami tidak pernah mendengar mereka bertengkar!”
Amis
Fishy smell
Angker
Haunted
“Rumah itu kelihatan angker.”
Antik
Antique :)
Anyir
Fishy smell
Apik
Neat/tidy (rapi is used more often)
Asri
Lovely (for places, not people)
“Rumah dia kelihatan asri.”
Asyik
Interesting, cool, great, or s.o. is passionate about s.t.
“Mereka asyik bermain sampai lupa waktu!”
Ayu
Beautiful (for speaking, and appearance)
Basi
Spoiled/rotten food (already cooked)
Becek
Muddy
Bengkak
Swollen
Bengkok
Bent
Beres
Tidy, or complete/finished
“Kalau pekerjaanmu beleum beres kamu tidak diijinkan pergi.”
Cabul
Pornographic
“Buku cabul.”
Canggih
Modern
Cebol
Midget
Cekung
Concave
Celaka
Unfortunate
Cemar
Polluted
Boros
Wasteful, extravagant
“Sy sgt boros memakai bensin.”
“Boros uang/listrik/air.”
Cembung
Convex
Bising
Noisy (usually for machinery), airplanes, sewing machine…
Bokek
Broke, don’t have any money
“Maaf, sy lagi bokek.”
Boros
Wasteful, extravagant
“Sy sgt boros memakai bensin.”
Buncit
Fat belly (usually for men)
Bundar
Having a circular shape
Busuk
Rotten, any food
Ciut
Shrunk, shriveled in fear
“Semangatnya langsung ciut waktu melihat teman-temannya kalah dalam pertandingan itu.”
“Baju ini menciut.” “Keberanian dia menciut.”
Butut
Old, shabby, worn out (for things)
“Sepatunya sudah butut.”
Cermat
Accurate, detailed
Cilik
Little, dinky, like a little kid. (Rarely used)
Curam
Steep slope (if looking from top) “Wow, curam!”
Terjal
Steep slope (if looking up from below) “Wow, terjal!”
Telanjang
Naked
Copot
Dislodged, something fell out
“Gigi sy copot!”
Curang
Dishonest, deceitful
Curiga
Suspicious
Suram
A dim light, darker
Merdu
Beautiful (for sounds)
“Itu suaranya merdu sekali!”