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Indonesio
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Pregunta de Indonesio
how do you use the meN- prefix?
how do you use the meN- prefix?
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- Indonesio
meN- is used on the verb of an active sentence.
lips consonants:
if the first letter start with b, p, v, f use mem-
bawa > membawa
fitnah > memfitnah
for P, the first letter is removed
pukul > memukul
tongue consonants:
if the first letter is d, t, j, c, sy use men-
cari > mencari
dorong > mendorong
for T, the first letter is removed
tali > menali
velar consonants and vowels:
if the first letter start with g, k, h, kh, a, i, u, e, o, use meng
ambil > mengambil
halau > menghalau
for K, the first letter is removed
kali > mengali
if the first letter is s use meny- and the S is removed
sambung > menyambung
for the rest (l, m, n, ny, ng r, w, y, z) use me-
makan > memakan
leleh > meleleh
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- Inglés (US)
is it used to to say something someone is doing currently?
- Indonesio
@jewelzz20 Not currently, but simple. Indonesian do not have tenses, only aspects. For example in English you have Simple, Perfect, and Continuous. MeN- is for simple
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- Inglés (US)
oh, so its used just to talk about something you do. not directly mentioning whether you do it in the past, present or future.
like,
i read. in english?
like,
i read. in english?
- Indonesio
@jewelzz20 Exactly! 😊 💯💯 But in casual speaking, the "me" is often dropped.
potong > memotong > motong
If we want to tell a story or what happened, usually we already tell the time when it happened at the beginning of the story. In English the story would start like "I cut my hair yesterday". And then everything after that is already implied that it is happening yesterday.
Aku motong rambut aku kemarin
aku = I / me / my
motong = cut
rambut = hair
kemarin = yesterday
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