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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay basmi, from Sanskrit भस्म (bhasma, “ash”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bas.mi/
- Hyphenation: bas‧mi
Verb
basmi
- to erase, to eradicate.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of basmi (meng-, transitive)
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| Root
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basmi
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Active
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Involuntary
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Passive
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Basic /
Imperative
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Jussive
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| Active
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membasmi
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terbasmi
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dibasmi
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basmi
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basmilah
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| Causative / Applicative1
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membasmikan
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terbasmikan
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dibasmikan
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basmikan
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basmikanlah
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Causative
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| Causative / Applicative1
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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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