Indonesian

Adverb

tidak

1. not (negates meaning of verb)

   Saya tidak mau makan.

   I don't want to eat.

2. not (To no degree)

   Buku itu tidak mahal.

   That book is not expensive.

Usage notes

Tidak is used to negate verbs and adjectives. For negating nouns the word bukan must be used.

Malay

Etymology

Cognate with tak, dak, from Proto-Malayic *daʔ (compare Indonesian tidak), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *diaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tidaʔ/
• Rhymes: -idaʔ, -daʔ, -aʔ

Adverb

tidak

1. not (negates meaning of verb)

   Saya tidak mahu makan.

   I don't want to eat.

2. not (To no degree)

   Buku itu tidak mahal.

   That book is not expensive.

Usage notes

Tidak is used to negate verbs and adjectives. For negating nouns the word bukan must be used.

Derived terms

• tidak ada / tak ada / tiada

See also

• bukan