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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay ber-, from Classical Malay ber-, from Old Malay bar-, mar-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maR-.
Pronunciation
Prefix
ber- (verb base)
- (intransitive) -ing, used to form the continuative aspect of some verbs
- ber- + pikir (“to think”) → berpikir (“thinking”)
- ber- + renang (“to swim”) → berenang (“swimming”)
- (intransitive) used to form dynamic verb of some transitive verbs
- ber- + ubah (“to change”) → berubah (“to change (to become something different)”)
- (intransitive, reflexive) to do something to the self.
- ber- + hias (“dressing”) → berhias (“self-dressing”)
ber- (noun base)
- to have; -ed, -d
- ber- + atap (“roof”) → beratap (“roofed”)
- ber- + baju (“clothes”) → berbaju (“clothed”)
- ber- + adik (“younger sibling”) → beradik (“profess as someone younger sibling”)
- to produce
- ber- + telur (“egg”) → bertelur (“to produce egg”)
- to use , to wear , to travel by
- ber- + sepatu (“shoes”) → bersepatu (“to wear shoes”)
- to work, to engage in the .
- ber- + tani (“farming”) → bertani (“to farm”)
- (intransitive, reciprocal) to do in reciprocal situation.
- ber- + tinju (“boxing, hit”) → bertinju (“to hit each other”)
- ber- + teman (“friend”) → berteman (“to be friends with each other”)
- (intransitive) duration and length
- ber- + jam (“hour”) → berjam-jam (“hours”)
- ber- + meter (“metre”) → bermeter-meter (“metres”)
ber- (adjective base)
- (intransitive, stative) used to form stative verbs
- ber- + gembira (“happy”) → bergembira (“to be in happiness (to rejoice)”)
- ber- + sedih (“sad”) → bersedih (“to be in sadness”)
ber- (numeral base)
- multiple
- ber- + tiga (“three”) → bertiga (“triple”)
- together in a group of
- ber- + tiga (“three”) → bertiga (“in group of three”)
- (acting) in a number of groups of at a time
- ber- + tiga (“three”) → bertiga-tiga (“three at a time, three by three”)
Alternative forms
- be- used in word with initial /r/ or word with final /-ər.C-/ in first syllable
- bel- only used in the word ajar and unjur
Derived terms
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maR-.
Pronunciation
Prefix
ber- (verb base)
- (intransitive) -ing, used to form the continuative aspect of some verbs
- ber- + fikir (“to think”) → berfikir (“thinking”)
- ber- + renang (“to swim”) → berenang (“swimming”)
- (intransitive) used to form dynamic verb of some transitive verbs
- ber- + ubah (“to change”) → berubah (“to change (to become something different)”)
- (intransitive, reflexive) to do something to the self.
- ber- + hias (“dressing”) → berhias (“self-dressing”)
- (intransitive) alternative form of di-.
- ber- + terima (“to accept”) → berterima (“to be accepted”)
ber- (noun base)
- to have; -ed, -d
- ber- + atap (“roof”) → beratap (“roofed”)
- ber- + baju (“clothes”) → berbaju (“clothed”)
- ber- + adik (“younger sibling”) → beradik (“profess as someone younger sibling”)
- to produce
- ber- + telur (“egg”) → bertelur (“to produce egg”)
- to use , to wear , to travel by
- ber- + kasut (“shoes”) → berkasut (“to wear shoes”)
- to work, to engage in the .
- ber- + tani (“farming”) → bertani (“to farm”)
- (intransitive, reciprocal) to do in reciprocal situation.
- ber- + lawan (“fighting”) → berlawan (“to fight each other”)
- ber- + kawan (“friend”) → berkawan (“to be friends with each other”)
ber- (adjective base)
- (intransitive, stative) used to form stative verbs
- ber- + gembira (“happy”) → bergembira (“to be in happiness (to rejoice)”)
- ber- + sedih (“sad”) → bersedih (“to be in sadness”)
ber- (numeral base)
- multiple
- ber- + tiga (“three”) → bertiga (“triple”)
Alternative forms
- be- used in words with initial /r/ in the first syllable and kerja
- bel- only used in the words ajar and unjur
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading