SpeakMorebisa is a Sundanese verb glossed as “can; be able to.” Spoken Sundanese often adds nasal prefixes such as nga-, ny-, and m- to verb roots, so listen for how speakers shape the word in full sentences.
In the SpeakMore Sundanese dictionary, bisa is glossed as can; be able to. Meaning can shift with region, speech level, and context.
bisa
To say “can; be able to” in Sundanese, use bisa.
bisa means “can; be able to” in Sundanese. It is listed as a verb in the Common Expressions topic cluster.
“can; be able to” in Sundanese is bisa. Use this page as a quick reference, then practise the word in short sentences and real conversation.
bisa is a word used in Sundanese (Basa Sunda), a distinct language of West Java and Banten. Sundanese is separate from Indonesian and from Javanese, even though the languages share some vocabulary.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS