Javanese Adjectives
Welcome to the second Javanese lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Javanese to help you practice your daily phrases.
black ireng |
grey abu-abu |
white putih |
blue biru |
green ijo |
yellow kuning |
red abang |
brown coklat |
Adjectives Grammar Rules
In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar Rules - Javanese |
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| my house is white [noun + adjective] omahku putih |
| your country is big [noun + adjective] negaramu gedhe |
| new books are expensive [plural + adjective] buku anyar iku larang |
| we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] ing kene padha seneng |
| she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] dheweke duwe asu cacahe telu |
| this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] basa iki banget gampang |
| I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] aku duwe omah kaca cilik |
We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.
cold adem |
hot panas |
cloudy mendung |
rainy udan |
snowy udan salju |
sunny panas kenthar-kenthar |
windy angin |
warm anget |
Conversation in Javanese
Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.
| English - Javanese |
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| hi hai |
| how are you? apa kabarmu? |
| I'm good, thank you aku apik wae |
| and you? lha kowe? |
| what is your name? sapa jenengmu? |
| my name is Maya jenengku Maya |
| nice to meet you seneng bisa ketemu kowe |
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