adalah

Etymology
From, from. Equivalent to.

Verb

 * 1) to be identical to
 * 2) to have the same meaning as
 * 3) to be included in a group
 * 1) to have the same meaning as
 * 2) to be included in a group
 * 1) to be included in a group
 * 1) to be included in a group

Particle

 * 1) a connector between two pieces of sentence that confirms the details or explanation of the first part

Usage notes
In Indonesian, "to be" can be expressed by juxtaposing words, but "adalah" is used to clarify or emphasize the meaning.
 * Examples:

Particle

 * 1) predicate marker to be
 * Ini adalah.
 * This is true.

Usage notes
Adalah is a connector word which is often used like the English verb “to be”. It can be used only before prepositions, postpositions or adjectives. Compare this with, which has the same meaning but can only be used before nouns or verbs.
 * Example: