Footnotes in an Indonesian Source Text and in an English Target Text

This research is about the use of footnotes in an Indonesian source text and English target text. It involves a translation literary work called novel from into English. The deals with some cultures; Arabic/Islamic culture applied Islamic boarding school, Minangkabau culture, culture. That why author needs to strengthen information using regarding terms or words his novel. When which need be put as depend on author’s preference, this also what occurs text; translator has her own preference whether keep insert them additional are almost four times outnumbered Using descriptive qualitative method, give description provided either And Translation Studies analyzing data, find out procedures involved footnotes. results show that translating cannot only one single procedure; it at least combination two procedures, namely couplets, three triplets, quadruplets, procedures; footnoted sentences provide mostly Arabic daily conversation between teacher students school address used language.