"Disukai dia" atau "dia sukai"?
<span style="color: rgb(29, 33, 41); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">Hello all, I want to ask a question. When using the passive voice with a 3rd person subject (except for mereka), is it necessary to always use the "di" passive verbs? For example, if I want to say "This is something he/she/my friend/etc. likes", would I have to say "Ini sesuatu yang disukai dia/temanku", or could I also say "Ini sesuatu yang dia/temanku suka"? I know with "you" and "me" this form is okay, and with "mereka" it is optional.</span>

Hi Adam, it is not necessary to use the "di" prefix. You can say both of those sentences.<br><br>However, the first sentence needs correction. Although "disukai dia" is understandable, this phrase is uncommon. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">In passive sentence, use "-nya" instead "dia"</span>. It will be "disukainya". Optionally, you can add word "oleh" so it will be "disukai olehnya", they have same meaning&nbsp; (liked by him).

<h4>Hi Adam.</h4><h4><br>I gotta say no, it is not necessary to use "di" since the sentences are not a passive form.</h4><h4>Both of those can be used and are understandable.</h4><h4><br></h4><h4>This is something he likes</h4><h4>- Ini sesuatu yang disukainya (literally: This is something liked by him)<br></h4><h4>- Ini sesuatu yang dia sukai</h4><h4><br></h4><h4>This is something he bought</h4><h4>- Ini sesuatu yang dibelinya (literally: This is something bought by him)<br></h4><h4>- Ini sesuatu yang dia beli</h4><h4><br></h4><h4>Terima kasih, semoga membantu :-)<br></h4>

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<p>I hope this is help you.</p><p>1st person singular = I = Aku&nbsp; , prefix"ku"</p><p>1st person plural = We = Kami, Kita there is no prefix for kami and kita</p><p>example : </p><p>- this is our book, Jane. Ini buku (milik) kita, Jane.</p><p><br></p><p>2nd person singular = You, prefix "mu"</p><p>2nd person plural = Kalian , and there is no prefix for "Kalian"</p><p><br></p><p>3rd person singular = He/She = Dia , prefix "nya"</p><p>3rd person plural = They = Mereka ,&nbsp; i think you should use "mereka" </p><p>example :</p><p><span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="en"><span class="">This</span> <span class="">book</span> <span class="">belongs them</span></span></p><p> Buku ini milik mereka<br></p>