When to use it
Use it in a new city to ask whether to call, use an app or go to a taxi rank.
The sentence in English (“How do you get a taxi here?”)
"How do you get a taxi here?" uses a general "you" and the light verb "get".
- How
- adverbquestion word asking about the way or manner
- do
- auxiliary verbdo · tense: present · auxiliary that makes the question
- you
- pronounpersonal pronoun used for people in general
- get
- verbget · form: base form (infinitive without "to") · here it means "take" or "find"
- a
- determinerindefinite article
- taxi
- nounnoun
- here
- adverbadverb of place
The sentence in Indonesian (“Bagaimana cara memesan taksi di sini?”)
"Bagaimana cara memesan taksi di sini?" uses "memesan" (order) and no subject.
- Bagaimana
- adverb"how"
- cara
- noun"way"
- memesan
- verbpesan · form: mem- + pesan · "order, book"
- taksi
- noun"taxi"
- di
- preposition"at"
- sini
- pronoun"here"
What changes from one language to the other (English × Indonesian)
English uses the very general "get"; Indonesian uses the precise "memesan" (order). English needs "you"; Indonesian does not.
Example conversation
— Bagaimana cara memesan taksi di sini?
— How do you get a taxi here?
— Pakai aplikasi saja, lebih mudah.
— Just use an app, it's easier.