The reflexive sendiri \u201cself\u201d occurs with nouns and pronouns to make clear who or what is being referred to:<\/p>\n
Examples:
\n– Saya berenang sendiri. I swam by myself.
\n– Suami saya berangkat ke Jakarta sendiri. My husband left for Jakarta himself.
\nSendiri can be used before\/after the verb or after the object of the verb.<\/p>\n
Examples:
\n– Saya sendiri datang. \/ Saya datang sendiri.
\nI came myself.
\n– Kami sendiri membeli apartemen ini. \/Kami membeli apartemen ini sendiri.
\nWe bought this apartment ourselves.<\/p>\n
Colloquially sendiri is often used after the verb instead of sendirian, seorang diri \u201calone, by oneself\u201d.<\/p>\n
Examples:
\n– Dia datang sendirian\/ seorang diri\/sendiri.
\nHe came by himself\/alone.<\/p>\n
The reduplicated form sendiri- sendiri means \u201dapart, separately\u201d.
\nExamples:
\n– Mereka pulang ke rumah sendiri-sendiri.
\nThey went home separately.<\/p>\n
Both sendiri and the phrase dengan sendirinya means \u201dautomatically, by itself, of its own accord\u201d when referring to action by an inanimate subject.<\/p>\n
Examples:
\n– Pintu itu terbuka sendiri.
\nThat door opened by itself.
\n– Mobil itu bergerak dengan sendirinya.
\nThat car moved automatically.
\nFollowing a possessive noun or pronoun, sendiri translates \u201cown\u201d.<\/p>\n
Examples:
\n– Meja dan kursi itu dari rumah saya sendiri.
\nThose table and chair are from my own house.
\n– Ini rumah saya sendiri.
\nThis is my own house.<\/p>\n
Reflexive Phrases<\/strong> Examples: Examples: – minta\/mohon diri beg leave to depart The full reflexive phrase is diri+ possessive pronoun+sendiri Examples: A reflexive phrase can follow a preposition.<\/strong><\/p>\n Examples: A phrase consisting of diri followed by a noun, meaning something like \u201cthe person of (noun)\u201d, can occur in a non- reflexive context.<\/p>\n Examples: The reflexive sendiri \u201cself\u201d occurs with nouns and pronouns to make clear who or what is being referred to: Examples: – Saya berenang sendiri. I swam by myself. – Suami saya berangkat ke Jakarta sendiri. My husband left for Jakarta himself. Sendiri can be used before\/after the verb or after the object of the verb…<\/p>\n
\nA reflexive phrase consists of minimally of reflexive pronoun diri\u201dself\u201d. A minimal reflexive phrase usually occurs as the object of a verb and indicates that the object is the same person as the subject of the verb.<\/p>\n
\n– Mereka menjaga diri baik-baik.
\nThey look after themselves properly.
\n– Tuan rumah memperkenalkan diri kepada tamu.
\nThe host introduced himself to the guest.
\nSometimes a transitive verb followed by diri occurs where English uses an intransitive verb.<\/p>\n
\n– Orang itu melarikan diri.
\nThat man fled.
\n– Perdana menteri mengundurkan diri.
\nThe prime minister resigned.<\/p>\n
\n– menarik diri withdraw
\n– mencalonkan diri stand (for office)
\n– mengkhususkan diri specialize (in a certain field)
\n– menyerahkan diri surrender
\n– (mem)bunuh diri commit suicide<\/p>\n
\nThird person \u201c\u2013nya\u201d corresponds to a plural as well as a singular third person subject.<\/p>\n
\n– dirinya sendiri himself\/herself\/themselves
\n– Dia suka (terhadap) dirinya sendiri. He likes himself.<\/p>\n
\n– Dia jengkel terhadap dirinya sendiri. He is annoyed at himself.<\/p>\n
\n– Saya akan menulis buku tentang diri Presiden.
\nI am going to write a book about the President.
\n– Ada cinta dalam diri manusia.
\nThere is love within humans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"