Lesson 2: Negatives With Contradictions

Negatives:

• bukan = no, not (for noun or pronoun)
• tidak = no, not (for verb or adjective)*

Contradictions:

• tapi = tetapi = but (within a sentence)
• akan tetapi = but (between sentences or paragraph)*

Structures:
... bukan ..., tapi/tetapi .... = ... is not ..., but ....

Examples:
Ini bukan air, tapi susu. = This is not water, but milk.
Ini bukan air, tetapi susu. = This is not water, but milk.

Itu bukan kakak, tapi adik. = That is not elder brother/sister, but younger brother/sister.
Itu bukan kakak, tetapi adik. = That is not elder brother/sister, but younger brother/sister.

*to be explained more on other lessons.