Indefinite Pronouns (Jan 19, 2017) Flashcards

1
Q

Indefinite Pronouns

someone & something

A

These indicate that a person or thing is being spoken about without a particular person or thing being identified.

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2
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someone

A

seseorang

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3
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something

A

sesuatu

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4
Q

everything

A

segala sesuatu

refers to all the things being discussed without them being named individually

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5
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Corresponding to English indefinite pronouns beginning with “any” are forms consisting of a question word followed by “saja”.

A

The interrogative “mana” follows a locative preposition or a noun.

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6
Q

anyone

A

siapa saja
siapa pun
barang siapa

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7
Q

anything

A

apa saja
apa pun
barang apa

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8
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(at/to/from) anywhere

A

di/ke/dari mana saja

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9
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any

A

mana saja

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10
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any time

A

kapan saja

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11
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any amount

A

berapa saja

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12
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All the above interrogatives except “kapan” & “berapa” can be followed by “pun” instead of “saja”.

A
anything = apa pun
anyone = siapa pun
anywhere = di mana pun
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13
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If the indefinite pronoun occurs in a ‘noun phrase’ following a negated predicate then a form with ‘saja’ or ‘pun’ is more likely to occur.

A

They didn’t give any information at all

Mereka tidak memberi informasi apa pun

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14
Q

whatever

A

apa saja

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15
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Alternative to ‘siapa saja’ and ‘apa saja’, though more formal, are the forms ‘barang siapa’ (anyone) and ‘barang apa’ (anything).
This only occur as subject of a clause and are frequently followed by a relatived clause

A
barang siapa (anyone)
barang apa (anything)
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16
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anyone

A

Barang siapa

17
Q

anything

A

barang apa

18
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Reduplicated forms of ‘siapa, apa , mana have the same meanings as the forms using ‘pun’ but follow a negated predicate (reduplicated ‘mana’ can also follow a positive predicate

A
  • I didn’t meet anyone (Saya tidak bertemu dengan siapa-siapa)
  • He doesn’t know anything ( Dia tidak tahu apa-apa)
  • I didn’t go anywhere ( Saya tidak pergi ke mana-mana)
19
Q

No one

A

Tidak seorangpun

20
Q

Nothing

A

Tidak satupun

Tidak ada satupun

21
Q

whoever

A

siapa saja

siapa pun

22
Q

wherever

A

kapan saja

kapan pun