Advanced Numbers

Question 1

One (1)

Answer 1

Satu (1)

Question 2

Ten (10)

Answer 2

Sepuluh (10)

Question 3

One Hundred (100)

Answer 3

Seratus (100)

Question 4

One Thousand (1,000)

Answer 4

Seribu (1,000)

Question 5

Ten Thousand (10,000)

Answer 5

Sepuluh Ribu (10,000)

Question 6

One Hundred Thousand (100,000)

Answer 6

Seratus Ribu (100,000)

Question 7

One Million (1,000,000)

Answer 7

Satu Juta (1,000,000)

Question 8

One Billion (1,000,000,000)

Answer 8

Satu Miliar (1,000,000,000)

Question 9

One Trillion (1,000,000,000,000)

Answer 9

Satu Triliun (1,000,000,000,000)

Question 10

What does “se” mean when it is in front of one of the suffixes such as puluh, ratus, ribu, etc?

Answer 10

“Se” means “one”. While technically you could say “Satu Puluh” instead of “Sepuluh”, sepuluh means 10 the same way english ten means ten, where as satu puluh means one ten, which is grammatically incorrect.

Question 11

When do number suffixes stop using the prefix “se”? And why?

Answer 11

Number suffixes stop using “se” as a prefix starting with Juta and beyond. The number suffixes beyond ribu are loan words, and therefore use a different structure. Sejuta does exist, but it means, “a million” contextually. In formal counting, use satu juta.