Question about the suffix "-nya"
Hello :-)
I have a question about this sentence from my Assimil Indonesian book:
There's a dialog:
- Upi, kami sudah beli oleh-oleh di sini?
- Belum. Saya sudah satu jam setengah mencarinya di toko ini.

Why is -nya added in mencarinya in that case? Does it mean "I have already been looking for IT (oleh-oleh) for one and a hour and a half"? Or what does it refer to?

Thank you for your answer. :-)

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Question about the suffix "-nya"
Hello :-)
I have a question about this sentence from my Assimil Indonesian book:
There's a dialog:
- Upi, kami sudah beli oleh-oleh di sini?
- Belum. Saya sudah satu jam setengah mencarinya di toko ini.

Why is -nya added in mencarinya in that case? Does it mean "I have already been looking for IT (oleh-oleh) for one and a hour and a half"? Or what does it refer to?

Thank you for your answer. :-)

Answer

In your example, basically the function of the suffix –nya is the same as a definite article “the” in English. –nya refers to a specific noun (oleh-oleh) that has been informed earlier in the conversation. 
-Saya membeli sebuah buku. 
I bought a book.
-Saya membelinya (the book) from Amazon.
I bought the book from Amazon.

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You are right. On that context, -nya refers to oleh-oleh

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You are right. On that context, -nya refers to oleh-oleh

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Yes, you're right.

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