When to use it
Use it when you need to book a visit to the dentist.
The sentence in English — “I need to make an appointment with the dentist.”
"I need to make an appointment with the dentist" uses the fixed expression "make an appointment".
- I
- pronounpersonal pronoun, always written with a capital letter
- need
- verbneed · tense: present · person: first · number: singular · followed by "to" + verb
- to
- particleinfinitive marker before the verb
- make
- verbmake · form: base form (infinitive without "to") · "make an appointment" and "make a complaint" are fixed expressions
- an
- determinerindefinite article, used before a vowel sound
- appointment
- nounnoun
- with
- prepositionpreposition
- the
- determinerdefinite article
- dentist
- nounnoun
The sentence in Indonesian — “Saya perlu membuat janji dengan dokter gigi.”
"Saya perlu membuat janji dengan dokter gigi" also "makes" an appointment (membuat janji); "dokter gigi" is a tooth doctor.
- Saya
- pronoun"I"
- perlu
- auxiliary verbperlu · form: root · "need"
- membuat
- verbbuat · form: mem- + buat · "make"
- janji
- noun"appointment, promise"
- dengan
- preposition"with"
- dokter
- noun"doctor"
- gigi
- noun"tooth"; "dokter gigi" = dentist
English × Indonesian — What changes from one language to the other
Both languages "make" the appointment. English has the word "dentist"; Indonesian says "dokter gigi". English needs "to" before "make"; Indonesian does not.
Example conversation
— Saya perlu membuat janji dengan dokter gigi.
— I need to make an appointment with the dentist.
— Bagaimana kalau Selasa pagi?
— How about Tuesday morning?