tata bahasa

See also: tatabahasa

Indonesian

Etymology

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”).

Noun

tata bahasa (first-person possessive tata bahasaku, second-person possessive tata bahasamu, third-person possessive tata bahasanya)

1. (linguistics, grammar) grammar:

   Synonyms: gramatika, nahu, paramasastra

   1. a system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language.
   2. a book describing the rules of grammar of a language.

Alternative forms

• tatabahasa (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Derived terms

• ketatabahasaan

 

• tata bahasa baku
• tata bahasa filosofis
• tata bahasa normatif
• tata bahasa pendidikan
• tata bahasa pengajaran
• tata bahasa preskriptif
• tata bahasa sekolah

 

Further reading

• “tata bahasa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.