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Lesson 30 Indonesian: A Latinum Institute Modern Language Course

Pergi - To Go

NEX-ID-030-PERGI

Introduction

Welcome to Lesson 30 of the Latinum Institute Modern Indonesian Course. Today we explore pergi, one of the most essential motion verbs in Indonesian. Unlike English, Indonesian verbs do not conjugate—the form pergi remains unchanged regardless of subject, tense, or aspect. This elegant simplicity means that temporal information is conveyed through context words like sudah (already/completed), akan (will), and sedang (currently), rather than through verb modification.

The verb pergi functions as an intransitive verb meaning “to go” or “to leave.” It frequently appears in serial verb constructions where it combines with another verb to indicate purpose: pergi makan (go to eat), pergi berburu (go hunting), pergi bekerja (go to work). This serial verb pattern, where multiple verbs share the same subject without conjunctions, is a distinctive feature of Indonesian grammar that English speakers must master.

From pergi derive important related forms: bepergian (to travel, with the ber- prefix indicating ongoing or habitual action) and kepergian (departure, a noun formed with the ke-...-an circumfix). The phrase pergi ke alam baka serves as a gentle euphemism meaning “to pass away”—literally “to go to the eternal realm.”

This lesson presents thirty examples demonstrating pergi in various contexts—from simple daily activities to more complex expressions involving time markers and serial verb constructions.

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FAQ: What does “pergi” mean in Indonesian?

Pergi is the Indonesian verb meaning “to go” or “to leave.” It is an intransitive verb that does not change form regardless of subject or tense. Pergi is used with the preposition ke to indicate destination (pergi ke pasar = go to the market). Related forms include bepergian (to travel) and kepergian (departure).

Key Takeaways

In this lesson you will learn to use pergi in simple sentences, combine it with time markers to express past, present, and future, construct serial verb phrases with pergi, understand the derived forms bepergian and kepergian, and recognize the cultural significance of pergi in Indonesian expressions.

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Section A: Interlinear Construed Text

30.1a Saya I pergi go ke to pasar market

30.1b Saya (SA-ya) I pergi (pər-GI) go ke (kə) to pasar (PA-sar) market

30.2a Dia he/she sudah already pergi go

30.2b Dia (DI-a) he/she sudah (SU-dah) already pergi (pər-GI) go

30.3a Kami we-EXCL akan will pergi go besok tomorrow

30.3b Kami (KA-mi) we-EXCL akan (A-kan) will pergi (pər-GI) go besok (BE-sok) tomorrow

30.4a Ibu mother pergi go ke to kantor office setiap every hari day

30.4b Ibu (I-bu) mother pergi (pər-GI) go ke (kə) to kantor (KAN-tor) office setiap (sə-TI-ap) every hari (HA-ri) day

30.5a Mereka they tidak not pergi go ke to sekolah school

30.5b Mereka (mə-RE-ka) they tidak (TI-dak) not pergi (pər-GI) go ke (kə) to sekolah (sə-KO-lah) school

30.6a Ayah father pergi go bekerja work pagi morning ini this

30.6b Ayah (A-yah) father pergi (pər-GI) go bekerja (bə-KER-ja) work pagi (PA-gi) morning ini (I-ni) this

30.7a Kapan when kamu you pergi go ke to Jakarta Jakarta

30.7b Kapan (KA-pan) when kamu (KA-mu) you pergi (pər-GI) go ke (kə) to Jakarta (ja-KAR-ta) Jakarta

30.8a Adik younger-sibling baru just saja just pergi go

30.8b Adik (A-dik) younger-sibling baru (BA-ru) just saja (SA-ja) just pergi (pər-GI) go

30.9a Anak-anak children itu those pergi go bermain play di in taman park

30.9b Anak-anak (A-nak-A-nak) children itu (I-tu) those pergi (pər-GI) go bermain (bər-MA-in) play di (di) in taman (TA-man) park

30.10a Saya I mau want pergi go ke to rumah house teman friend saya my

30.10b Saya (SA-ya) I mau (MAU) want pergi (pər-GI) go ke (kə) to rumah (RU-mah) house teman (tə-MAN) friend saya (SA-ya) my

30.11a Kakek grandfather jarang seldom pergi go ke to luar outside rumah house

30.11b Kakek (KA-kek) grandfather jarang (JA-rang) seldom pergi (pər-GI) go ke (kə) to luar (LU-ar) outside rumah (RU-mah) house

30.12a Nenek grandmother sudah already pergi go ke to alam realm baka eternal

30.12b Nenek (NE-nek) grandmother sudah (SU-dah) already pergi (pər-GI) go ke (kə) to alam (A-lam) realm baka (BA-ka) eternal

30.13a Kita we-INCL pergi go bersama-sama together ke to pantai beach

30.13b Kita (KI-ta) we-INCL pergi (pər-GI) go bersama-sama (bər-SA-ma-SA-ma) together ke (kə) to pantai (PAN-tai) beach

30.14a Tamu guest itu that belum not-yet pergi go dari from sini here

30.14b Tamu (TA-mu) guest itu (I-tu) that belum (bə-LUM) not-yet pergi (pər-GI) go dari (DA-ri) from sini (SI-ni) here

30.15a Setelah after makan eat saya I pergi go tidur sleep

30.15b Setelah (sə-TE-lah) after makan (MA-kan) eat saya (SA-ya) I pergi (pər-GI) go tidur (TI-dur) sleep

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Section B: Natural Sentences

30.1 Saya pergi ke pasar. “I go to the market.”

30.2 Dia sudah pergi. “He/She has already gone.”

30.3 Kami akan pergi besok. “We will go tomorrow.”

30.4 Ibu pergi ke kantor setiap hari. “Mother goes to the office every day.”

30.5 Mereka tidak pergi ke sekolah. “They do not go to school.”

30.6 Ayah pergi bekerja pagi ini. “Father went to work this morning.”

30.7 Kapan kamu pergi ke Jakarta? “When are you going to Jakarta?”

30.8 Adik baru saja pergi. “Younger sibling just left.”

30.9 Anak-anak itu pergi bermain di taman. “Those children went to play in the park.”

30.10 Saya mau pergi ke rumah teman saya. “I want to go to my friend’s house.”

30.11 Kakek jarang pergi ke luar rumah. “Grandfather seldom goes outside the house.”

30.12 Nenek sudah pergi ke alam baka. “Grandmother has passed away.” (Lit: “has gone to the eternal realm”)

30.13 Kita pergi bersama-sama ke pantai. “Let’s go together to the beach.”

30.14 Tamu itu belum pergi dari sini. “That guest has not yet left from here.”

30.15 Setelah makan saya pergi tidur. “After eating I went to sleep.”

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Section C: Indonesian Text Only

30.1 Saya pergi ke pasar.

30.2 Dia sudah pergi.

30.3 Kami akan pergi besok.

30.4 Ibu pergi ke kantor setiap hari.

30.5 Mereka tidak pergi ke sekolah.

30.6 Ayah pergi bekerja pagi ini.

30.7 Kapan kamu pergi ke Jakarta?

30.8 Adik baru saja pergi.

30.9 Anak-anak itu pergi bermain di taman.

30.10 Saya mau pergi ke rumah teman saya.

30.11 Kakek jarang pergi ke luar rumah.

30.12 Nenek sudah pergi ke alam baka.

30.13 Kita pergi bersama-sama ke pantai.

30.14 Tamu itu belum pergi dari sini.

30.15 Setelah makan saya pergi tidur.

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Section D: Grammar Explanation

These are the grammar rules for pergi.

The Invariable Nature of Indonesian Verbs

Indonesian verbs do not conjugate. The form pergi remains unchanged regardless of whether the subject is first, second, or third person, singular or plural, and regardless of whether the action is past, present, or future. This fundamental difference from English means that learners must rely on context and time markers rather than verb endings to understand temporal relationships.

Time Markers with Pergi

To indicate completed action (past/perfect), place sudah or telah before the verb: Dia sudah pergi (He/She has gone). To indicate future action, use akan or the more colloquial mau before the verb: Saya akan pergi (I will go) or Saya mau pergi (I want to go/I’m going to go). To indicate action in progress, use sedang: Dia sedang pergi (He/She is going). To indicate recent completion, use baru saja: Dia baru saja pergi (He/She just left).

Negation

Negate pergi with tidak: Saya tidak pergi (I do not go / I did not go). For “not yet,” use belum: Dia belum pergi (He/She has not yet gone).

Serial Verb Constructions

Indonesian frequently chains verbs together without conjunctions. When pergi precedes another verb, it indicates purposeful motion: pergi makan (go to eat), pergi bekerja (go to work), pergi bermain (go to play), pergi berburu (go hunting), pergi tidur (go to sleep). In these constructions, both verbs share the same subject and the first verb indicates direction while the second indicates purpose.

Prepositions with Pergi

Use ke for destination: pergi ke pasar (go to the market). Use dari for origin: pergi dari rumah (leave from home). The preposition ke is essential—saying pergi pasar without ke is grammatically incomplete in standard Indonesian.

Derived Forms

The prefix ber- creates bepergian (to travel, to make journeys), implying repeated or extended action. Note the spelling: bepergian, not berpergian (the r is elided). The circumfix ke-...-an creates the noun kepergian (departure, leave-taking). This form also serves as a euphemism for death, as in kepergian almarhum (the passing of the deceased).

We-Forms: Kita vs. Kami

Indonesian distinguishes between kita (inclusive we, including the listener) and kami (exclusive we, excluding the listener). Kita pergi means “we go” including you; kami pergi means “we go” excluding you.

Common Mistakes

English speakers often forget to include ke before destinations. They may attempt to conjugate pergi for different subjects. They sometimes confuse kita and kami. They may place time markers in the wrong position (after the verb instead of before).

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Section E: Cultural Context

Pergi in Daily Indonesian Life

The verb pergi permeates Indonesian daily conversation. Common phrases include pergi ke mana? (where are you going?)—a standard greeting that functions much like “how are you?” in English. The expected response is not necessarily literal; one might simply say pergi sebentar (going briefly) without specifying destination.

Euphemistic Usage

Indonesian culture values indirect expression, particularly regarding sensitive topics. The phrase pergi ke alam baka or pergi untuk selamanya (gone forever) serves as a gentle way to speak of death. Similarly, kepergian often appears in obituaries and condolence messages.

Regional Variations

In colloquial speech across Indonesia and Malaysia, shortened forms appear: pegi, pigi, pi (particularly in Kedah-Penang-Perlis), and gi. While these are understood, learners should use the standard pergi in formal contexts.

Formal vs. Informal Register

In formal Indonesian, one might say saya akan pergi (I will go) or saya bermaksud pergi (I intend to go). In casual speech, mau pergi or simply pergi with context suffices. The formal pronoun Anda (you) would replace kamu in polite contexts: Anda akan pergi ke mana? (Where will you be going?).

Pulang-Pergi

The compound pulang pergi (literally “return-go”) means “round trip” or “there and back.” This phrase appears in transportation contexts: tiket pulang pergi (round-trip ticket), perjalanan pulang pergi (round-trip journey).

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Section F: Literary Citation

The following excerpt comes from Bukan Pasar Malam (It’s Not a Night Market, 1951) by Pramoedya Ananta Toer (1925–2006), Indonesia’s most celebrated novelist. This passage uses pergi in a philosophical meditation on human mortality.

F-A: Interlinear Construed Text

Di in dunia world ini this manusia humans bukan not berduyun-duyun in-crowds lahir born dan and berduyun-duyun in-crowds pula also kembali return pulang home

Di (di) in dunia (DU-ni-a) world ini (I-ni) this manusia (ma-NU-si-a) humans bukan (BU-kan) not berduyun-duyun (bər-du-YUN-du-YUN) in-crowds lahir (LA-hir) born dan (dan) and berduyun-duyun (bər-du-YUN-du-YUN) in-crowds pula (PU-la) also kembali (kəm-BA-li) return pulang (PU-lang) home

Seorang-seorang one-by-one mereka they datang come

Seorang-seorang (sə-O-rang-sə-O-rang) one-by-one mereka (mə-RE-ka) they datang (DA-tang) come

Seorang-seorang one-by-one mereka they pergi go

Seorang-seorang (sə-O-rang-sə-O-rang) one-by-one mereka (mə-RE-ka) they pergi (pər-GI) go

Dan and yang those-who belum not-yet pergi go dengan with cemas-cemas anxious menunggu wait saat moment nyawanya soul-POSS terbang fly entah unknown ke to mana where

Dan (dan) and yang (yang) those-who belum (bə-LUM) not-yet pergi (pər-GI) go dengan (də-NGAN) with cemas-cemas (CE-mas-CE-mas) anxious menunggu (mə-NUNG-gu) wait saat (SA-at) moment nyawanya (nya-WA-nya) soul-POSS terbang (tər-BANG) fly entah (EN-tah) unknown ke (kə) to mana (MA-na) where

F-B: Natural Text with Translation

Di dunia ini manusia bukan berduyun-duyun lahir dan berduyun-duyun pula kembali pulang. Seorang-seorang mereka datang. Seorang-seorang mereka pergi. Dan yang belum pergi dengan cemas-cemas menunggu saat nyawanya terbang entah ke mana.

“In this world humans are not born in crowds nor do they return home in crowds. One by one they come. One by one they go. And those who have not yet gone wait anxiously for the moment when their souls will fly off to who knows where.”

F-C: Indonesian Text Only

Di dunia ini manusia bukan berduyun-duyun lahir dan berduyun-duyun pula kembali pulang. Seorang-seorang mereka datang. Seorang-seorang mereka pergi. Dan yang belum pergi dengan cemas-cemas menunggu saat nyawanya terbang entah ke mana.

F-D: Vocabulary and Grammar Notes

This passage demonstrates several important features. The reduplication seorang-seorang (one by one) and cemas-cemas (anxiously) is characteristic of Indonesian, where repetition intensifies or distributes meaning. The parallel structure of datang (come) and pergi (go) creates a poetic rhythm representing the cycle of life.

Pramoedya uses pergi in its euphemistic sense—departing from life—without explicitly naming death. The phrase yang belum pergi (those who have not yet gone) refers to the living. The construction entah ke mana (to who knows where) expresses uncertainty about the afterlife.

F-E: Literary Commentary

Pramoedya Ananta Toer, often called simply “Pram,” was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature eight times. Bukan Pasar Malam is an early autobiographical novel written during his imprisonment by Dutch colonial authorities (1947–1949). The work deals with his father’s final illness and death, and this passage exemplifies Pramoedya’s spare, powerful prose style. The solitary nature of birth and death—emphasized through the repetition of seorang-seorang—contrasts with the collective experience of waiting that binds the living together in their shared mortality.

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Genre Section: Family Dialogue

The following fifteen examples form a coherent dialogue between family members discussing their daily plans and movements. This genre demonstrates how pergi appears in everyday domestic conversation.

Part A: Interlinear Construed Text

30.16a Ibu mother mau want pergi go ke to mana where pagi morning ini this

30.16b Ibu (I-bu) mother mau (MAU) want pergi (pər-GI) go ke (kə) to mana (MA-na) where pagi (PA-gi) morning ini (I-ni) this

30.17a Ibu mother pergi go ke to pasar market dulu first lalu then pergi go ke to bank bank

30.17b Ibu (I-bu) mother pergi (pər-GI) go ke (kə) to pasar (PA-sar) market dulu (DU-lu) first lalu (LA-lu) then pergi (pər-GI) go ke (kə) to bank (bank) bank

30.18a Ayah father tidak not pergi go ke to kantor office hari day ini this

30.18b Ayah (A-yah) father tidak (TI-dak) not pergi (pər-GI) go ke (kə) to kantor (KAN-tor) office hari (HA-ri) day ini (I-ni) this

30.19a Kenapa why Ayah father tidak not pergi go bekerja work

30.19b Kenapa (kə-NA-pa) why Ayah (A-yah) father tidak (TI-dak) not pergi (pər-GI) go bekerja (bə-KER-ja) work

30.20a Hari day ini this hari day libur holiday jadi so Ayah father di at rumah home saja only

30.20b Hari (HA-ri) day ini (I-ni) this hari (HA-ri) day libur (LI-bur) holiday jadi (JA-di) so Ayah (A-yah) father di (di) at rumah (RU-mah) home saja (SA-ja) only

30.21a Kakak older-sibling sudah already pergi go ke to kampus campus belum not-yet

30.21b Kakak (KA-kak) older-sibling sudah (SU-dah) already pergi (pər-GI) go ke (kə) to kampus (KAM-pus) campus belum (bə-LUM) not-yet

30.22a Kakak older-sibling baru just saja just pergi go lima five menit minutes yang REL lalu ago

30.22b Kakak (KA-kak) older-sibling baru (BA-ru) just saja (SA-ja) just pergi (pər-GI) go lima (LI-ma) five menit (mə-NIT) minutes yang (yang) REL lalu (LA-lu) ago

30.23a Adik younger-sibling boleh may pergi go bermain play dengan with teman friend tidak not

30.23b Adik (A-dik) younger-sibling boleh (BO-leh) may pergi (pər-GI) go bermain (bər-MA-in) play dengan (də-NGAN) with teman (tə-MAN) friend tidak (TI-dak) not

30.24a Boleh may tapi but jangan don’t pergi go terlalu too jauh far ya okay

30.24b Boleh (BO-leh) may tapi (TA-pi) but jangan (JA-ngan) don’t pergi (pər-GI) go terlalu (tər-LA-lu) too jauh (JA-uh) far ya (ya) okay

30.25a Nenek grandmother dan and Kakek grandfather kapan when pergi go ke to Bali Bali

30.25b Nenek (NE-nek) grandmother dan (dan) and Kakek (KA-kek) grandfather kapan (KA-pan) when pergi (pər-GI) go ke (kə) to Bali (BA-li) Bali

30.26a Mereka they akan will pergi go minggu week depan next untuk for bepergian travel selama for dua two minggu weeks

30.26b Mereka (mə-RE-ka) they akan (A-kan) will pergi (pər-GI) go minggu (MING-gu) week depan (də-PAN) next untuk (UN-tuk) for bepergian (bə-pər-GI-an) travel selama (sə-LA-ma) for dua (DU-a) two minggu (MING-gu) weeks

30.27a Wah wow enak nice sekali very saya I juga also mau want pergi go ke to Bali Bali

30.27b Wah (wah) wow enak (E-nak) nice sekali (sə-KA-li) very saya (SA-ya) I juga (JU-ga) also mau (MAU) want pergi (pər-GI) go ke (kə) to Bali (BA-li) Bali

30.28a Nanti later kalau if libur holiday sekolah school kita we-INCL semua all pergi go bersama together

30.28b Nanti (NAN-ti) later kalau (KA-lau) if libur (LI-bur) holiday sekolah (sə-KO-lah) school kita (KI-ta) we-INCL semua (sə-MU-a) all pergi (pər-GI) go bersama (bər-SA-ma) together

30.29a Sekarang now kamu you harus must pergi go mandi bathe dan and sarapan breakfast

30.29b Sekarang (sə-KA-rang) now kamu (KA-mu) you harus (HA-rus) must pergi (pər-GI) go mandi (MAN-di) bathe dan (dan) and sarapan (sa-RA-pan) breakfast

30.30a Baik okay Bu Mom saya I pergi go mandi bathe dulu first

30.30b Baik (BA-ik) okay Bu (bu) Mom saya (SA-ya) I pergi (pər-GI) go mandi (MAN-di) bathe dulu (DU-lu) first

Part B: Natural Sentences

30.16 Ibu mau pergi ke mana pagi ini? “Where does Mother want to go this morning?”

30.17 Ibu pergi ke pasar dulu, lalu pergi ke bank. “Mother is going to the market first, then going to the bank.”

30.18 Ayah tidak pergi ke kantor hari ini. “Father is not going to the office today.”

30.19 Kenapa Ayah tidak pergi bekerja? “Why isn’t Father going to work?”

30.20 Hari ini hari libur, jadi Ayah di rumah saja. “Today is a holiday, so Father is just staying at home.”

30.21 Kakak sudah pergi ke kampus belum? “Has older sibling gone to campus yet?”

30.22 Kakak baru saja pergi lima menit yang lalu. “Older sibling just left five minutes ago.”

30.23 Adik boleh pergi bermain dengan teman tidak? “May younger sibling go play with friends?”

30.24 Boleh, tapi jangan pergi terlalu jauh, ya. “You may, but don’t go too far, okay.”

30.25 Nenek dan Kakek kapan pergi ke Bali? “When are Grandmother and Grandfather going to Bali?”

30.26 Mereka akan pergi minggu depan untuk bepergian selama dua minggu. “They will go next week to travel for two weeks.”

30.27 Wah, enak sekali! Saya juga mau pergi ke Bali. “Wow, how nice! I also want to go to Bali.”

30.28 Nanti kalau libur sekolah, kita semua pergi bersama. “Later when there’s a school holiday, we will all go together.”

30.29 Sekarang kamu harus pergi mandi dan sarapan. “Now you must go bathe and have breakfast.”

30.30 Baik, Bu. Saya pergi mandi dulu. “Okay, Mom. I’ll go bathe first.”

Part C: Indonesian Text Only

30.16 Ibu mau pergi ke mana pagi ini?

30.17 Ibu pergi ke pasar dulu, lalu pergi ke bank.

30.18 Ayah tidak pergi ke kantor hari ini.

30.19 Kenapa Ayah tidak pergi bekerja?

30.20 Hari ini hari libur, jadi Ayah di rumah saja.

30.21 Kakak sudah pergi ke kampus belum?

30.22 Kakak baru saja pergi lima menit yang lalu.

30.23 Adik boleh pergi bermain dengan teman tidak?

30.24 Boleh, tapi jangan pergi terlalu jauh, ya.

30.25 Nenek dan Kakek kapan pergi ke Bali?

30.26 Mereka akan pergi minggu depan untuk bepergian selama dua minggu.

30.27 Wah, enak sekali! Saya juga mau pergi ke Bali.

30.28 Nanti kalau libur sekolah, kita semua pergi bersama.

30.29 Sekarang kamu harus pergi mandi dan sarapan.

30.30 Baik, Bu. Saya pergi mandi dulu.

Part D: Grammar Notes for Genre Section

This dialogue illustrates several key grammatical features. The question pergi ke mana (go where) shows that Indonesian typically places question words at the end of the phrase, unlike English. The construction sudah... belum (already... not yet) forms a yes-no question about completed actions. Permission questions use boleh... tidak (may... or not). The prohibitive jangan (don’t) precedes the verb.

Note the serial verb constructions throughout: pergi bermain (go play), pergi bekerja (go work), pergi mandi (go bathe). These are idiomatic and natural in Indonesian family conversation.

The particle ya at the end of sentence 30.24 seeks confirmation or agreement, similar to English “okay” or “right.”

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Pronunciation Guide

Pergi /pərˈɡi/

The vowel in the first syllable is a schwa /ə/, similar to the “a” in English “about.” The stress falls on the second syllable. The “g” is always hard as in “go,” never soft as in “gentle.”

Common Pronunciation Challenges for English Speakers

The Indonesian /r/ is typically a trill or tap, not the English approximant. Practice with words like rumah and bekerja. The schwa /ə/ appears frequently and should be clearly distinguished from other vowels. Word stress in Indonesian is generally predictable, falling on the penultimate (second-to-last) syllable in most words.

Audio Reference Suggestions

For authentic pronunciation models, search for Indonesian language learning podcasts, Indonesian news broadcasts (such as from TVRI or Metro TV), or the Forvo pronunciation database for individual word recordings.

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Lesson 30 Complete

✓ Indonesian Lesson 30 (pergi) complete.

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