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Sundanese Grammar
The Sundanese grammar allows you to manipulate the vocabulary to obtain multiple forms of a word. The grammatical rules below are the most important in Sundanese and help connect words or shape the structure. We start with the prepositions:
| And: sareng | Under: di handap |
| Before: sa teu acan | After: sa atos |
| Inside: di lebet | Outside: di luar |
| With: sareng | But: mung/tapi |
| For: kanggo | From: ti |
| To: ka | In: di lebet |
Questions and Adverbs
To ask questions, use the following:
| What?: naon? | Who?: saha? |
| How?: kumaha? | Why?: naha? |
| Where?: di palih mana? |
Some of the most important time adverbs:
| Never: tara | Rarely: jarang |
| Sometimes: sakapeung | Usually: biasana |
| Always: osok | Very: pisan |
Most commonly used pronouns in Sundanese:
| I: abdi | You: anjeun |
| He: anjeuna | She: anjeuna |
| We: abdi sadaya/urang sadaya | They: aranjeuna |
To express the possession of something [possessive form]:
| My: nu abdi | Your: nu anjeun |
| His: nu anjeuna | Her: nu anjeuna |
| Our: nu abdi sadaya/nu urang sadaya | Their: nu aranjeuna |
Grammar in a sentence
Some random verbs to show how it's being used:
| I speak English: abdi nyarios basa inggris |
| You speak French: anjeun nyarios basa perancis |
| He speaks German: anjeuna nyarios basa jerman |
| She speaks Italian: anjeuna nyarios basa italia |
| I visited France: abdi nyaba ka perancis |
| I will drink milk: abdi bade ngaleueut susu |
Some extra grammatical structures:
| I understand you: muhun. abdi ngartos. |
| I don't understand you: punten abdi kirang ngartos. |
| I don't speak French: abdi teu tiasa nyarios basa perancis. |
| This is my house: ieu teh rorompok abdi. |
| That restaurant is far: rumah makan na teh tebih. |
| No problem: wios teu kunanaon |
The above Sundanese grammar can provide tools to use in coordination with the Sundanese vocabulary to obtain some popular Sundanese phrases.
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Did you know? Grammar can help you increase your vocabulary dramatically. Grammar is like a tool which helps you manipulate words in a sentence by changing the shape and location of a word to create something new out of the old one. |