perasaannya

Perasaannya is a noun phrase in Indonesian that refers to someone’s feelings or sentiments. It is formed from perasaan (feeling, sentiment) with the possessive suffix -nya, which marks possession by a third-person referent (he, she, it).

In usage, perasaannya can function as the subject or the object of a sentence. For example: “Perasaannya terluka karena komentar itu” means “His/Her feelings were hurt by that comment.” “Saya tidak bisa membaca perasaannya” means “I can’t read his/her feelings.” The form is often used in narrative or analytical contexts to describe or discuss how someone feels, rather than the speaker’s own feelings.

Notes on meaning and nuance: perasaannya points to the feelings of another person or of a previously mentioned subject. If you want to express your own feelings, you would typically say “perasaan saya” or simply “rasanya saya…” rather than “perasaannya.” As a possessive construction, it is common in both formal and informal Indonesian.

Related terms include perasaan (feeling, sensation), emosi (emotion), rasa (sense or feeling), and merasakan (to feel, experience). The word perasaan encompasses both physical sensations and emotional states, while emosi tends to emphasize stronger, more volatile feelings. Perasaannya, as a grammatical form, helps specify whose feelings are being discussed in a sentence.