Tricky cases
Kasus rumit
in the car / on the bus, in bed / on the bed, at home / in the house.
in the car / on the bus, in bed / on the bed, at home / in the house.
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in the car ✓ kecil, duduk → in the car
on the bus ✓ besar, bisa berdiri → on the bus
on the plane ✓ on the plane
on a motorbike ✓ menaiki → on a motorbike
in the car, but on the bus.
Small, sit-down vehicle → in. Big, walk-on / straddle → on. Kendaraan kecil, duduk → in. Besar / dinaiki → on.
Rules Aturan
- inSmall, enclosed vehicles → in Kendaraan kecil tertutup → inin the car, in a taxi in the car, in a taxi
- onLarge vehicles & ones you straddle → on Kendaraan besar / dinaiki → onon the bus, on the plane, on a motorbike on the bus, on the plane, on a motorbike
- atat home, in the house, in bed, on the bed at home, in the house, in bed, on the bedShe's at home, resting in bed. Dia di rumah, istirahat di tempat tidur.
- onon TV / the phone / the internet / the wall on TV / the phone / the internet / the wallIt's on TV. I saw it on the internet. Ada di TV. Saya lihat di internet.
One Indonesian word, several English ones Satu kata ID, beberapa preposisi
🇮🇩 di (kendaraan)
- in in the car
- on on the bus
'di mobil' → in the car, tapi 'di bus' → on the bus. Ukuran kendaraan menentukan.
Common mistakes Kesalahan umum
- ✗ I'm on the car.✓ I'm in the car.
Mobil kecil → in the car.
- ✗ in the bus✓ on the bus
Bus besar → on the bus.
- ✗ She is in home.✓ She is at home.
'home' → at home.
- ✗ A picture in the wall.✓ A picture on the wall.
Dinding = permukaan → on.
- ✗ I saw it in TV.✓ I saw it on TV.
Layar → on TV.
Fixed phrases to memorise Frasa untuk dihafal
- in the car
- on the bus
- at home
- in bed
- on the phone
- on the wall
Quick check Cek cepat
We were ___ the bus for two hours.
Kami ___ bus selama dua jam.
She's tired. She's ___ bed.
Dia capek. Dia ___ tempat tidur.
There's a good film ___ TV tonight.
Ada film bagus ___ TV malam ini.