sudah
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsudah/ [ˈsu.dah]
- Rhymes: -udah
- Syllabification: su‧dah
Verb
sudah
- perfective aspect, indicating that the process has been accomplished.
- Sudah berapa lama kamu belajar bahasa indonesia?
- How long have you been learning Indonesian?
Usage notes
Sudah is often translated as already in Indonesian and Malay language textbooks to convey its meaning in the languages which express perfective aspect through inflection.
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- kesudahan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
- sudah-sudah [reduplication] (redup)
- sesudah [comparability] (se-)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- sesudahnya
- berkesudahan
- menyudahi
See also
Further reading
- “sudah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
sudah (Jawi spelling سوده)
Adverb
sudah (Jawi spelling سوده)
- already
- Kamu sudah makan kah?
- Have you eaten yet?
Usage notes
Sudah is often translated as already in Indonesian and Malay language textbooks to convey its meaning in the languages which express perfective aspect through inflection. The word is often shortened to dah in casual speech.
Descendants
See also
Further reading
- “sudah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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