{"id":3227,"date":"2018-03-27T23:29:55","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T03:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/indonesian\/?p=3227"},"modified":"2018-04-19T23:32:05","modified_gmt":"2018-04-20T03:32:05","slug":"the-us-of-yang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/indonesian\/the-us-of-yang\/","title":{"rendered":"The use of \u201cyang\u201d 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are several words in Indonesian that don\u2019t have any equivalent in English and\u00a0<\/em>\u201cyang\u201d is one of\u00a0 those.\u00a0 “Yang” can be translated as ‘the’, ‘the one’, ‘which’, ‘who’, and ‘that’ .<\/em><\/p>\n

For example: Yang + adjective<\/p>\n

When the qualifier of a noun is an adjective such as ‘white’ as ‘white book’ as ‘clever’ as in ‘clever boy’, the Indonesian equivalent often has yang\u00a0<\/strong>inserted in between the noun and adjective. Thus\u00a0buku yang putih<\/strong>, and\u00a0anak yang pandai<\/strong> are literally translated as ‘the book which is white’ and ‘the boy who is clever’. This way the speaker points out the object more clearly. This is especially necessary when the mood of the speaker is comparative:<\/p>\n

kalkulator saya yang kecil<\/strong> – my small calculaor (lit.: my calculator which is small not that big one)<\/p>\n

sepatu saya yang hitam<\/strong> – my black shoes (lit.: my shoes which are black not white)<\/p>\n

komputer saya yang baru<\/strong> – my new computer (lit.: my computer which is new; the one I just bought)<\/p>\n

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  1. A noun plus adjective phrase forms a close unit, expressing a single idea without any emphasis on the adjective. An adjective immediately follows the phrase head:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
    rumah besar<\/strong><\/td>\na big house<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    gedung tinggi<\/strong><\/td>\na tall building<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    komputer baru<\/strong><\/td>\na new computer<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Adjectives are frequently preceded by \u201cyang<\/strong>\u201d (It is optional).<\/p>\n

    Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
    rumah\u00a0 yang<\/strong> besar<\/strong><\/td>\na big house<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    gedung yang<\/strong> tinggi<\/strong><\/td>\na tall building<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    komputer yang<\/strong> baru<\/strong><\/td>\na new computer<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    In sentences, the examples are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
    Dia tinggal di rumah besar<\/strong>.<\/td>\nHe lives in a big house.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Gedung tinggi<\/strong> itu terletak di New York.<\/td>\nThat tall building is located in New York.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    \u201cYang\u201d<\/strong> separates the adjective from the noun and gives emphasis to it.\u00a0 This happens, for instance, when a contrast is made:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Mereka tinggal di rumah<\/strong> yang besar<\/strong>, tidak di rumah yang kecil<\/strong>.<\/td>\nThey live in a big house, not a small house.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    However, some noun-plus-adjective phrases are either compounds, with idiomatic meaning, or genuine phrases depending on context. The combination can only be separated by \u201cyang\u201d <\/strong>if it is not a compound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    rumah sakit<\/strong><\/td>\nhospital<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    imigran gelap<\/strong><\/td>\nillegal immigrant<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    orangtua <\/strong>\u2013 parents<\/td>\norang yang<\/strong> tua \u2013 an old people<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    kamar kecil <\/strong>\u2013 toilet<\/td>\nkamar yang<\/strong> kecil \u2013 a small room<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    meja hijau <\/strong>\u2013 law court<\/td>\nmeja yang<\/strong> hijau \u2013 a green table<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    kambing hitam<\/strong> \u2013 scapegoat<\/td>\nkambing yang hitam<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 black (colored) goat<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    <\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    If more than one adjective occurs, the first may form a close unit with the noun while the second is preceded by \u201cyang\u201d; <\/strong>so \u201cyang<\/strong>\u201d is used to join an adjective to the noun it describes (optional, but often felt to be better style, especially when there are two adjectives<\/strong>) :<\/p>\n

    Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
    gadis kuno yang malu-malu<\/strong><\/td>\na shy old-fashioned girl<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    tubuh tua yang ringkih<\/strong><\/td>\na frail old body<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    rumah baru yang indah<\/strong><\/td>\na beautiful<\/em> new house<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Coordinated adjectives must be preceded by yang<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

    Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
    anak yang rajin dan pandai<\/strong><\/td>\na hard-working and clever child<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    toko yang baru dan lengkap<\/strong><\/td>\na new and complete shop<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    bank yang besar dan modern<\/strong><\/td>\na<\/em> big and modern bank<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    A sequence of more than two adjectives usually requires dan<\/strong>\u201dand\u201d only before the final adjective:<\/p>\n

    Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
    wanita yang cantik, periang dan<\/u> cerdas<\/strong><\/td>\na woman who is beautiful, cheerful and intelligent<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    anak yang gembira, sehat dan<\/u> kuat<\/strong><\/td>\na child who is happy, healthy and strong<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    ayah yang sehat, gagah dan<\/u> berani<\/td>\na father who is healthy, dashing and daring<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    As \u201cyang\u201d<\/strong> actually introduces a relative clause, predicate elements such as negative<\/u> and temporal markers<\/u> can precede the adjective:<\/p>\n

    Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
    Pakaian yang tidak<\/u> <\/strong>mahal ada di pasar \u2013 pasar tradisional.<\/td>\nClothes which aren\u2019t expensive are in traditional markets.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Orang yang sudah<\/u> <\/strong>capai akan tidur.<\/p>\n

     <\/td>\n

    		People who are already tired will go to sleep.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    With other adjective phrases\u00a0\u201cyang<\/b>\u201d<\/b>\u00a0is obligatory:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Examples:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
    jas<\/b>\u00a0yang\u00a0<\/b>terlalu<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>besar<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\na jacket which is too big<\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    orang yang\u00a0<\/b>lebih<\/b>\u00a0kaya<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nricher people<\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    There are several words in Indonesian that don\u2019t have any equivalent in English and\u00a0\u201cyang\u201d is one of\u00a0 those.\u00a0 “Yang” can be translated as ‘the’, ‘the one’, ‘which’, ‘who’, and ‘that’ . For example: Yang + adjective When the qualifier of a noun is an adjective such as ‘white’ as ‘white book’ as ‘clever’ as in…<\/p>\n

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