A fork of Rural Dictionary
"Ya, ndak tahu, kok tanya saya?" was a sentence uttered by the Indonesian president. Roughly translated to "Well, I don't know. Why are you asking me?"
Boils down to basically "Idk". Is appropriate to use whenever "Idk" is in demand.
Q: What's Lincoln's favorite food?
A: YNTKTS
YNTKTS Is an Indonesian acronym of "Yah ndak tahu, kok tanya saya" roughly translating to "I don't know, why even ask me". It was popularized by Indonesian President Joko Widodo when he said it during a press conference. "YNTKTS" is often used by Indonesian "netizen" kind of like how we use the acronym "idk".
Alex: Dude where are my keys
Mark: YNTKTS
This is a short form of "Ya ndak tau kok tanya saya". This sentence was used by the 7th president of Indonesia, Joko Widodo. The sentence translates (grammar-friendly) to "I don't know, why'd you ask me?" and roughly translates (non-grammar-friendly) to "Well I don't know, why ask me?"
This sentence is usually typed in the short form online.
John(fictional character): Pak, ada gak Indomaret di sini? (Sir, is there an Indomart here?)
Pak Budi: YNTKTS