When to use it
Use it at the reception when something is wrong in your room.
“How do I make a complaint at the hotel?” — The sentence in English
"How do I make a complaint at the hotel?" uses the fixed expression "make a complaint".
- How
- adverbquestion word asking about the way or manner
- do
- auxiliary verbdo · tense: present · auxiliary that makes the question
- I
- pronounpersonal pronoun, always written with a capital letter
- make
- verbmake · form: base form (infinitive without "to") · "make an appointment" and "make a complaint" are fixed expressions
- a
- determinerindefinite article
- complaint
- nounnoun
- at
- prepositionpreposition of place
- the
- determinerdefinite article
- hotel
- nounnoun
“Bagaimana cara mengajukan keluhan di hotel?” — The sentence in Indonesian
"Bagaimana cara mengajukan keluhan di hotel?" "submits" a complaint (mengajukan) and needs no subject.
- Bagaimana
- adverb"how"
- cara
- noun"way"
- mengajukan
- verbaju · form: meng- + aju + -kan · "submit, file"
- keluhan
- nounkeluh + -an: "complaint"
- di
- preposition"at"
- hotel
- noun"hotel"
English × Indonesian: What changes from one language to the other
English "makes" a complaint; Indonesian "submits" one. English needs "do I"; Indonesian uses "bagaimana cara".
Example conversation
— Bagaimana cara mengajukan keluhan di hotel?
— How do I make a complaint at the hotel?
— Silakan bicara dengan manajer di resepsionis.
— Please speak to the manager at the reception.