ambil

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ambil, from Classical Malay امبيل (ambil).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈambɪl/
  • Hyphenation: am‧bil
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Verb

ambil

  1. to take

Conjugation

Conjugation of ambil (meng-, transitive)
Root ambil
Active Involuntary Passive Imperative Jussive
Active mengambil terambil diambil ambil ambillah
Locative mengambili terambili diambili ambili ambililah
Causative / Applicative1 mengambilkan terambilkan diambilkan ambilkan ambilkanlah
Causative
Locative
Causative / Applicative1 perambilkan
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Notes:
Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

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Malay

Pronunciation

Verb

ambil (Jawi spelling امبيل)

  1. to take

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