suruh

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Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Malay suruh, from Proto-Malayic *suruh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀuq, from Proto-Austronesian *suʀuq.

Pronunciation

Verb

suruh

  1. (transitive) to order (to issue a command to)

Conjugation

Conjugation of suruh (meng-, intransitive)
Root suruh
Active Involuntary Passive Basic /
Imperative 		Jussive
Active menyuruh tersuruh disuruh suruh suruhlah
Locative menyuruhi tersuruhi disuruhi suruhi suruhilah
Causative / Applicative1 menyuruhkan tersuruhkan disuruhkan suruhkan suruhkanlah
Causative
Active mempersuruh terpersuruh dipersuruh persuruh persuruhlah
Locative mempersuruhi terpersuruhi dipersuruhi persuruhi persuruhilah
Causative / Applicative1 mempersuruhkan terpersuruhkan dipersuruhkan persuruhkan persuruhkanlah
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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References

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *suʀuq (“to call on a person to do something”). Compare Tagalog sugo.

First attested in the Kota Kapur inscription, 686 CE, as Old Malay (suruḥ).

Pronunciation

Verb

suruh (Jawi spelling سوروه)

  1. to order someone to do something
    Ayah saya menyuruh saya minta maaf sebab mencuri duit kamu.
    My dad ordered me to apologise for stealing your money.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

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