Sentence 1:

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“Memang seorang ksatria lebih memilih memenuhi tantangan daripada bersembunyi. Tetapi memenuhi tantangan dengan kondisi yang tak berdaya bukankah sama halnya dengan bunuh diri?”

 

Memang se-orang ksatria lebih men-pilih men-penuhi tantangan daripada ber-sembunyi.

Actually one-CLF knight more AV- choose AV-fulfill challenge rather than INTR-hide.

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Tetapi men-penuhi tantangan dengan kondisi yang tak ber-daya bukan-kah

But AV-fulfill challenge with condition that not INTR- power not-PTL

 

Sama hal-nya       dengan bunuh diri ?

same thing-3S.GEN with suicide

 

English translation :

In fact, a knight chooses to fulfill the challenge more than hide from it, but if he fulfill

the challenge with powerless condition, is it not the same with suicide ?

 

linguistic feature: berdaya.bukankah .tak.

“tak” means “not”, is a unusual word. “Not” usually usees “tidak” in normal life.

“bukankah” is too formal, and people seldom use this word.

“berdaya” is a very formal word, and people usually use the word  “lemah” (means weak).

 

 

 

 

 

Sentence 2:

 

Dari luar ia kelihatan diam seribu bahasa, namun di dalam hatinya ramai akan berbagai macam pertimbangan yang harus dipilih. Bersembunyi atau berperang tanding. Jika bersembunyi apa alasannya, namun jika memenuhi tantangan apa andalannya.

 

Dari luar ia ke-lihat-an diam seribu bahasa,

From outside he NMLZ-see-MNLZ silent thousand languages,

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namun di dalam hati-nya ramai akan

however in deep heart-3S.GEN crowed for

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berbagai macam per-timbang-an yang harus dipilih.

various kinds CAU- consideration-PL that must selected

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Ber-sembunyi atau ber-perang tanding.

INTR-hide or INTR-war counter.

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Jika ber-sembunyi apa alasan-nya,

If INTR-hide what reason-3S.GEN

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namun jika men-penuhi tantangan apa andalan-nya.

however if AV-fulfill challenge what mainstay-3S.GEN

 

 

English translation :

From the appearance, he looks very silent. However, in his deep heart is full of various kinds of consideration that must be selected. Hide or fight the war. If hide ,what is the reason. However, if faces the challenge, what is his mainstay.

 

 

Feature:

"Ia" means “he” ,it's a unusal word. People usually use “dia”

"Jika" is a very formal word. People usually  use “kalau”.

“diam seribu bahasa” is a usage of metaphor.

“berperang tanding.” Only used in history.