SpeakMoresanés is a Sundanese particle meaning “is not (polite, before a noun); other.” Compare how it appears in real speech, then explore the related grammar & function words words below. This is a polite (lemes) form, suited to elders, strangers, and formal settings.
In the SpeakMore Sundanese dictionary, sanés is glossed as is not (polite, before a noun); other. Meaning can shift with region, speech level, and context.
sanés
To say “is not (polite, before a noun); other” in Sundanese, use sanés.
sanés means “is not (polite, before a noun); other” in Sundanese. It is listed as a particle in the Grammar & Function Words topic cluster.
“is not (polite, before a noun); other” in Sundanese is sanés. Use this page as a quick reference, then practise the word in short sentences and real conversation.
sanés 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.
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