When to use it
Use it on a Sunday, when many pharmacies are closed.
The sentence in English: “I'm looking for a pharmacy open on Sunday.”
"I'm looking for a pharmacy open on Sunday" uses the -ing form for an action now.
- I'm
- contractionbe · tense: present · person: first · number: singular · contraction of "I am"
- looking
- verblook · form: -ing form · "am looking for" is an action happening now
- for
- prepositionpreposition; "look for" means "search"
- a
- determinerindefinite article
- pharmacy
- nounnoun
- open
- adjectiveadjective; in English a shop "is open"
- on
- prepositionpreposition used with days of the week
- Sunday
- proper nounproper noun; days of the week take a capital letter
The sentence in Indonesian: “Saya sedang mencari apotek yang buka pada hari Minggu.”
"Saya sedang mencari apotek yang buka pada hari Minggu" marks "now" with "sedang" and links the description with "yang".
- Saya
- pronoun"I"
- sedang
- adverbmarks an action happening now, like -ing
- mencari
- verbcari · form: men- + cari · "look for"
- apotek
- noun"pharmacy"
- yang
- pronoun"that, which"
- buka
- verbbuka · form: root · "open"
- pada
- preposition"on" (time)
- hari
- noun"day"
- Minggu
- proper noun"Sunday"
What changes from one language to the other: English × Indonesian
English shows "now" with "am + -ing"; Indonesian with the word "sedang". English can say "a pharmacy open on Sunday"; Indonesian needs "yang".
Example conversation
— Saya sedang mencari apotek yang buka pada hari Minggu.
— I'm looking for a pharmacy open on Sunday.
— Ada satu yang buka dekat rumah sakit.
— There's one open near the hospital.