When to use it
Use it to suggest an outing with a friend for the next day.
“Shall we go to the park tomorrow?” · The sentence in English
"Shall we go to the park tomorrow?" uses "shall we" to suggest something; "go" follows without "to".
- Shall
- auxiliary verbshall · tense: present · modal verb; "Shall we…?" makes a suggestion
- we
- pronounpersonal pronoun, first person plural
- go
- verbgo · form: base form (infinitive without "to") · main verb after "shall"
- to
- prepositionpreposition of direction
- the
- determinerdefinite article
- park
- nounnoun
- tomorrow
- adverbadverb of time
“Bagaimana kalau kita pergi ke taman besok?” · The sentence in Indonesian
"Bagaimana kalau kita pergi ke taman besok?" literally says "how if we go to the park tomorrow": "bagaimana kalau" is the usual way to suggest.
- Bagaimana
- adverb"how"; "bagaimana kalau" = "how about"
- kalau
- subordinating conjunction"if"
- kita
- pronoun"we", including the listener
- pergi
- verbpergi · form: root · "go"
- ke
- preposition"to" (direction)
- taman
- nounnoun: "park"
- besok
- adverb"tomorrow"
What changes from one language to the other · English × Indonesian
English uses the modal "shall"; Indonesian uses the phrase "bagaimana kalau". Indonesian "kita" means "we" including you, which English "we" does not show.
Example conversation
— Bagaimana kalau kita pergi ke taman besok?
— Shall we go to the park tomorrow?
— Boleh! Pagi-pagi?
— Sure! In the morning?