Affixes Flashcards
Me- / mem / meng/ (prefix)
Active prefix ie membuat = being made (buat means to make) , however often omitted
makes word neutral
= used to make words more polite
Di- (prefix)
Passive form of a transitive verb
Indicates an imperative ie a command
Nya (suffix)
Indicates “it”
Ter-
usually a comparison affix , similair to “est” in english (fastest, slowest, best) however; has a second meaning as “ed” in english (tertinggal = stayed / left behind)
-kan
To do somthing to someone / to cause something to be …
ie: kering (dry) Keringkan = to make something dry
ke- / -an
Verb > noun
Pe-
Indicates a noun is a person
ber-
makes a noun a verb / to be (state of being)
Pe
peng / pem / pe /pen
like the english er
ie: jual (to sell) penjual (seller)
lah
affix which makes a command polite