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
- Create base word with suffix -kan: pasarkan (Imperative) – to ask someone to market
- Add prefix me- → memasarkan – to market (transitive verb)
- In a sentence: Sekarang kita bisa memasarkan produk dengan media sosial .
- Meaning: Now we can market products with social media.
If the noun is a locative noun it will need preposition
Root: muka – face
- With preposition ke- → ke muka – to the front
- Create base word with suffix -kan: kemukakan (Imperative) – to ask someone to put forward
- Add prefix me- → mengemukakan (transitive verb)- to put forward, to state, to express
- In a sentence: Di rumah kami, setiap orang bebas mengemukakan pendapat.
- Meaning In our house, everyone is free to express their opinion.
Another meaning of suffix -kan with noun base is to cause, to treat or to give the object as [root/base].
Root: rencana – plan
- Create base word with suffix -kan: rencanakan (Imperative) – to ask someone to plan
- Add prefix me- → merencanakan – to plan (transitive verb)
- In a sentence: Kita harus merencanakan masa depan karier kita sejak awal.
- Meaning: We have to plan our future career from the very beginning.
Marking the object as an instrument:
Root: ikat – tie
- Create base word with suffix -kan: ikatkan (Imperative) – to ask someone to tie
- Add prefix me- → mengikatkan – to tie
- In a sentence: Tina mengikatkan pita ke rambutnya.
- Meaning: Tina ties a ribbon to her hair.