tata bahasa
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See also: tatabahasa
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of tata (“order”) + bahasa (“language”), from Malay tatabahasa, probably calque of Chinese 法語/法语 (“speech in accordance with etiquette”) or 語法/语法 (“grammar”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]tata bahasa (first-person possessive tata bahasaku, second-person possessive tata bahasamu, third-person possessive tata bahasanya)
- (linguistics, grammar) grammar:
- Synonyms: gramatika, nahu, paramasastra
- a system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language.
- a book describing the rules of grammar of a language.
Alternative forms
[edit]- tatabahasa (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “tata bahasa” 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.