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When is capitalization used?

1. At the beginning of a sentence.

The first letter of a sentence must be capitalized, so capital

letters always start an Indonesian sentence.
“ ku pergi jalan jalan di Pantai Parangtritis”
A
2. Personal names.
Personal names, including nicknames, should be capitalized.

F
“Halo, namaku atrick iskhas aranta. Namamu siapa?”
P
M
3. Religious names.
The first letter of a religious name should be capitalized.
K
“ atolik”
“ risten”
K
“ uddha”
B
4. Nationalities, ethnicities, and languages.

Capital letters are used as the first letter in the names of
nationalities, ethnicities, and languages.

“ ahasa ndonesia”
B
I
S
“ uku awa”
J
5. National and International Days
The first letter of national and international days is
capitalized.

A
“17 gustus 1945”
N
H
“ ari atal”
F
I
R
H
“ ari aya dul itri”
6. Place names
The first letter of place names is capitalized.
“Aku sedang berada di alan alioboro”
J
M
Y
“Temanku sedang di ugu ogyakarta”
T
B
“Aku sekarang sedang berada di isma ahasa”
W

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