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Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Affixation of meng- + erti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mə.ŋərˈti/
- Hyphenation: mê‧ngêr‧ti
Verb
mengerti
- active of erti (“to understand”)
Malay
Etymology
Affixation of meng- + erti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məŋərti/
- Rhymes: -ti, -i
- Hyphenation: me‧nger‧ti
Verb
mengerti (Jawi spelling مڠرتي, 3rd person passive dimengerti)
- to understand
- Synonym: faham
Saya tidak mengerti mesej sebalik puisi ini.- I don't understand the message behind this poem.
Usage notes
- This word is an irregular verb whereby mengerti is the word stem for the third person passive form of this word, not erti, thereby forming third person passive dimengerti, not *dierti.
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