This confix ber-..-an forms a verb that indicates mutuality or reciprocity.
Examples
| Root Word | Meaning | ber-an | Meaning |
| kejar | chase, pursue | berkejaran | race each other |
| tabur | spread | bertaburan | scattered |
| jatuh | fall | berjatuhan | drop everywhere |
| desak | push | berdesakan | jostle one another |
Generally, verbs that use confix ‘ber-..-kan’ can be followed by a noun as its object since verbs with suffix ‘ber-’ have syntactically different meaning.
Examples
| Root Word | Meaning | ber – kan | In a Sentence | Meaning |
| mandi | bath | bermandikan | Malam ini langit bemandikan cahaya bintang | Tonight the sky is bathed in stars |
| dasar | base | berdasarkan | Berdasarkan kenyataan …. | Based on the fact … |
