When to use it
Use it in a shop or with customer service when you want your money back.
The sentence in English — “How can I get a refund?”
"How can I get a refund?" uses "can" and the everyday verb "get".
- How
- adverbquestion word asking about the way or manner
- can
- auxiliary verbcan · tense: present · modal verb of ability or permission
- I
- pronounpersonal pronoun, always written with a capital letter
- get
- verbget · form: base form (infinitive without "to") · here it means "obtain"
- a
- determinerindefinite article
- refund
- nounnoun; money given back
The sentence in Indonesian — “Bagaimana cara mendapatkan pengembalian dana?”
"Bagaimana cara mendapatkan pengembalian dana?" says "return of funds" for refund.
- Bagaimana
- adverb"how"
- cara
- noun"way"
- mendapatkan
- verbdapat · form: men- + dapat + -kan · "get, obtain"
- pengembalian
- nounpeng- + kembali + -an: "return"
- dana
- noun"funds"; "pengembalian dana" = refund
English × Indonesian — What changes from one language to the other
English has the single word "refund"; Indonesian says "pengembalian dana". English needs a subject; Indonesian does not.
Example conversation
— Bagaimana cara mendapatkan pengembalian dana?
— How can I get a refund?
— Apakah Anda membawa struknya?
— Do you have the receipt?