Editing Indonesian language (section)

==== Emphasis ====
Word order is frequently modified for [[focus (grammar)|focus]] or emphasis, with the focused word usually placed at the beginning of the clause and followed by a slight pause (a break in [[intonation (linguistics)|intonation]]):

* ''Saya pergi ke pasar kemarin'' "I went to the market yesterday" – neutral, or with focus on the subject.
* ''Kemarin, saya pergi ke pasar'' "Yesterday I went to the market" – emphasis on yesterday.
* ''Ke pasar, saya pergi kemarin'' "To the market I went yesterday" – emphasis on where I went yesterday.
* ''Pergi ke pasar, saya, kemarin'' "To the market went I yesterday" – emphasis on the process of going to the market.

The last two are more likely to be encountered in speech than in writing.