-lah’ is a particle that is always attached to the preceding word. It is to mark the predicate when the predicate is out of its…
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Most Indonesian language learners find the circumfix di- -kan and di- -i often confusing. There are no consistent patterns of usage that distinguish the two. However…
In general it indicates passive form of an active passive me- verb. However we don’t use it for the sake of changing the active passive…
In few cases the suffix -kan with verb bases and prefix me- verbs are used in the same way as ‘ber-‘ verbs; that is, intransitively. Root: kata (word) Mengatakan can be…
With bases which indicate approximation or relative position the suffix -i verb means ‘become the distance indicated by the base from the object‘. Root: dekat (near, close…
Suffix -i can be added to a number of simple transitive verbs to indicate that the action is performed more than once. In this case the suffix ‘-i’ is added…
In a few cases the verb (transitive) means that what is expressed by the base is removed from the object. Circumfix In this case the suffix…
The suffix ‘-i- can change a intransitive verb – which in some verbs are created by adding the prefix ‘me-‘ to the root verb or noun –…
In some cases, the affixation process of suffix ‘-kan’ then prefix ‘me-‘ can mean the same as those without the suffix -kan. The suffix does not lend any additional meaning to these verbs,…
The third meaning of the affixation process of suffix ‘-kan’ then prefix ‘me-‘ is benefactive; that is, it indicates that the action shown by the verb is done for the benefit…
The verbs with suffix -kan that are based on nouns mean ‘put or take the object in/to [that base word]. For example: Root: pasar – market If the…
All verbs with suffix -kan are transitive verbs. The basic function is to make the object as a patient or beneficiary. The suffix -kan can…