Talk:ada

How can the meaning of an antonym be the same as that of the word it is an antonym of?

The entry for Indonesian contains:

”Antonyms (to be present, to be exist): tiada”

Now that “ada” means “to be present, to exist”, how is “to be present, to exist” its antonym?Redav (talk) 11:21, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

@Redav This is a common misunderstanding. The entry says that tiada is the antonym of the sense "to be present, to exist", not that it means "to be present, to exist" itself. Chuck Entz (talk) 18:00, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

@Chuck Entz If such misunderstandings are common, it may be helpful to change the presentations in a way such that misunderstandings get uncommon. How about:

Antonym(s) with respect to the meaning(s) “to be present, to be exist”: tiada?Redav (talk) 19:26, 20 October 2023 (UTC)