SpeakMoresonten is a Sundanese noun meaning “afternoon; evening (polite).” Pair the translation with the related time & calendar words below to build a stronger vocabulary cluster. This is a polite (lemes) form, suited to elders, strangers, and formal settings.
In the SpeakMore Sundanese dictionary, sonten is glossed as afternoon; evening (polite). Meaning can shift with region, speech level, and context.
sonten
To say “afternoon; evening (polite)” in Sundanese, use sonten.
sonten means “afternoon; evening (polite)” in Sundanese. It is listed as a noun in the Time & Calendar topic cluster.
“afternoon; evening (polite)” in Sundanese is sonten. Use this page as a quick reference, then practise the word in short sentences and real conversation.
sonten 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.
TIME & CALENDAR