When to use it
Use it to ask a classmate or your child about the homework.
The sentence in English — “Did the teacher explain the homework?”
"Did the teacher explain the homework?" uses "did" for the past, so "explain" stays in its base form.
- Did
- auxiliary verbdo · tense: past · auxiliary that makes a question in the past
- the
- determinerdefinite article
- teacher
- nounnoun
- explain
- verbexplain · form: base form (infinitive without "to") · after "did" the verb stays in its base form
- the
- determinerdefinite article
- homework
- noununcountable noun; it has no plural
The sentence in Indonesian — “Apakah guru sudah menjelaskan tugas rumahnya?”
"Apakah guru sudah menjelaskan tugas rumahnya?" shows the past with "sudah" (already); the verb itself does not change.
- Apakah
- particleopens a yes/no question
- guru
- noun"teacher"
- sudah
- adverb"already"; marks a finished action instead of a past tense
- menjelaskan
- verbjelas · form: men- + jelas + -kan · "explain", from "jelas" (clear)
- tugas
- noun"task"
- rumahnya
- nounrumah + -nya; "tugas rumah" = homework
English × Indonesian — What changes from one language to the other
English marks the past with "did"; Indonesian uses "sudah". "Menjelaskan" comes from "jelas" (clear): to make clear.
Example conversation
— Apakah guru sudah menjelaskan tugas rumahnya?
— Did the teacher explain the homework?
— Sudah, dikumpulkan hari Jumat.
— Yes, it's due on Friday.