Afiks Ber- Flashcards
Berguna
Useful
Bernama
Named, called
Berupa
Have the shape, form of
Beternak
Raising
Beserta
Along with
“Tuhan besertamu.” God be with you.
Berbadan
To have a body
“Pria berbadan besar itu tetangga saya.”
Berdandan
Put make up on self
Berjemur
Sunbathe self
Berbakat
To have talent, be talented
Bercermin
Looking in the mirror
Berdamai
To have peace
Bersembahyang
To pray/worship/bow down
Beribadah
To worship
Berperang
To be at war
Berkelahi
To fight physically
Bertengkar
Fighting with words
Berkeluarga
To have a family
Berambut
To have hair
Berbau
To smell (bad)
Bermaksud
To have meaning, mean.
Berdebu
Dusty
Berawan
Cloudy
Berangin
Windy
Berpendapat
Have an opinion
Bernutrisi
Nutritious
Beracun
Poisonous
Berkeringat
To sweat
Berbuah
To bear fruit
Berteriak
To scream with words
Berbunyi
To make a sound
Berkokok
To crow
Bersiul
To whistle
Bersumpah
To swear
Bercerita
To tell a story
Berkomentar
To comment
Bertetangga
To be neighbors with each other
Berteman
To be friends with each other
Bersahabat
To be close friends to each other
Bersaudara
To be relatives with each other
Bertunangan
To be engaged to each other
Bersaingan
To compete with each other
Berdagang
Engage in trade
Berkebun
Own or tend gardens
Bertani
To farm
Beternak
Animal farming
Berburu
To hunt
Bersekolah
To go to school regularly
Berkantor
To go to the office regularly
Bergereja
To go to church regularly
Berpuasa
To fast
Berulang tahun
To have a birthday
Berpiknik
To picnic
Berbelanja
To shop
Berbaring
To lie down
Bergembira
To be glad
Berbahagia
To be happy
Berterus terang
To be frank
Bersatu
To unite
Berkuliah
To follow a lecture
Berpendidikan
To be educated
Bernanah
To have pus
“Lukanya bernanah.”
Berminat
To have interest
“Saya tidak berminat dengan pekerjaan itu.”
Bercukur
To shave
Berkenalan
To be acquainted
Berkesempatan
To have an opportunity
Bernafas
To breathe
Berjenggot
To have a beard
Berayah/beribu
To have a father/mother
Bertiup
To blow
“Angin bertiup.”
Berubah
Change, to change
Berisi
To contain, have contents
Berbohong
To lie
Berdesing
Whistling
Berderit
Creaking
Bergulat
To wrestle
Berdarmawisata
Field trip, excursion, kids in school only
Bertingkat
To have levels/floors
“Bertingkat 3.”
Berbahaya
Dangerous
Bermesra-mesraan
Making out or being intimate, can be parents with children too
Bersedia
Willing
Bergabung
To join
Berperawakan
Having stature…as…(langsing, tinggi…)
Bertualangan
Having an adventure
Berusaha
To try
Berkembang
To evolve, grow
Bertugas
To be on duty or in charge
Berusia
Attain the age of…
Rt: usia
Berkenalan
To be acquaintances
Bertepuk
Clapping (hands)
Berada
To be
“Tergantung pada tempat sy berada waktu itu.”
Berjuang
To fight in war or struggle to do s.t.
“Dia sedang berjuang bertahan hidup.”
Berniat
Having intention
“Sy tdk berniat untuk melihat itu.”
Berhamburan
To escape, or be scattered, many ppl.
Berteriak-teriak
Shouting several times
Berpindah-pindah
Move around several times
Berbisik-bisik
To whisper, reciprocal, repetitive.
“Mereka berbisik-bisik ketika melihat dia datang.”
Berputar-putar
To turn around several times in the same area
“Pesawat itu berputar-putar mengililingi stadion.”
“Ogoh2 berputar-putar di persimpangan waktu nyepi.”
Berulang-ulang
To repeat many times
“Sy tdk mau melakukan kesalahan yg sama berulang-ulang.”
Bernyanyi-nyanyi
Sing several songs, sing around
Berdua-dua or berlima-lima
Group of two or five
Bersusah-susah
Making things difficult, be busy. To make things harder than they should be.
“Ia tdk mau bersusah-susah mengerjakan tugasnya.”
“Jgn susah-susah!”
Bersenang-senang
In a happy condition, having fun
Berlari-lari
Running around per subject’s desire
Berdebar-debar
Pounding (heart)
Bermain-main
Playing around per subject’s desire, with toys, animals, or can be unsafe too.
Berjalan-jalan
Walking around, or taking a trip around.
“Sy akan berjalan-jalan ke kintamani.”
Bertatapan (muka)
Staring at each other face to face, reciprocal
Bermusuhan
Reciprocal enemies
Bergandengan
Holding hands, reciprocal
Bergandengan tangan
Couples usually
Bertabrakan
Reciprocal crash
Berpegangan
Holding hands
Berpegangan tangan
For kids, family
Bersalaman
Reciprocal handshaking
Bertebaran
Scattered
Rt:
Bintang-bintang bertebaran di langit
Berdatangan
Many coming, came.
Berjatuhan
Lots of things falling
“Buah durian di kebun sudah mulai berjatuhan dari pohonnya.”
Berguru
Act as teacher
Bertobat
To repent
“Sy mau bertobat dari dosa sy.”
Bertebaran
To spread/scatter s.t./many things, usually unexpected.
“Tiba2 angin bertebaran kertas.”
Bertaburan
To spread s.t. out
“Bertaburan bunga2 di taman.”
Butter
Berlarian
Many running various directions, or if one subject then focus is on the destination.
Berguguran
Only leaves scatter like this
“Daun berguguran.”
Berdesakan
To jostle, thrust
“Banyak orang berdesakan di antrean itu.”
Berdekatan
Adjacent, neighboring, sitting very closely
“Sy mau berdekatan dgn teman sy.”
Berpelukan
2 ppl hugging each other
Bermaafan
Two ppl asking forgiveness of each other
Berbincang-bincang
Chat for longer, maybe more specific.
Bersiap-siap
Getting ready
Bergoyang-goyang
Repetitively shaking (usually hips), but can be a result of s.t. Else. "Di musik dangdut yg asli indo ada bergoyang-goyang." "Gelas itu bergoyang-goyang sendiri, ada gempa?!"
Bersorak-sorak
Cheering
Bertanya-tanya
Asking a lot of questions
Berlomba-lomba
Repetitive and reciprocal competing
“Ada banyak laki2 yg berlomba-lomba untuk mencapai garis finis.”
Berubah-ubah
Repetitive changing
“Kenapa jadwal di LA berubah-ubah?”
Bergerak-gerak
Repetitive moving around
“Cacing bergerak-gerak di perut dia.”
Bersakit-sakit
Working hard at life
“Bersakit-sakit dahulu, bersenang-senang kemudian.”
Berhura-hura
To be frivolous, lifestyle
“Jangan berhura-hura saja.”
Berandai-andai
To pretend
“Jangan berandai-andai.”
Berjuta-juta
Hundreds
“Mereka mengumpulkan berjuta-juta tanda tangan.”
Beribu-ribu
Thousands
“Beribu-ribu orang datang ke pameran itu.”
Bertruk-truk
Truckloads
“Bertruk-truk bantuan yang datang untuk korban gempa itu.”
Berdus-dus
Boxes of…
“Mereka mengirim berdus-dus makanan.”
Berkedip-kedip
Blinking eyes repetitively, winking.
“Mata perempuan berkedip-kedip karena debu.”
Berlawanan
To be opposite
Bergegas
Hurriedly
“Dia bergegas berlari ke arah temanya.”
Berguman
Mumbling
Berpikir-pikir
Think s.t. over
“Sy mau berpikir-pikir dulu mengenai tawaranmu.”
Berjalan-jalan
Travel, hang out, take a trip
“Kami akan berjalan-jalan ke pantai besok.”
Jalan2=informal
Bercakap-cakap
To chat
“Sy berhenti di jln untuk bercakap-cakap dengan tetangga sy.”
Bertahan hidup
Survive
Bersahutan
Responding, usually with a noise…voice or singing bird.
Bersalin
To give birth
Bermitra
Cooperating w/others, collaborating.
Berkebangsaan
To have nationality
“Berkebangsaan Rusia.”
Bersahut-sahutan
Reciprocal responding, usually with noise- shouting, birds, gunshots, hollering info.
“Suara tembakan terdengar bersahut-sahutan sepanjang malam
Bertangis-tangisan
Each crying, saling
Berpeluk-pelukan
2 or more ppl each hugging
Bermaaf-maafan
Many ppl asking forgiveness, repetitively.
Berlari-larian
Many kids running around.
Berlompat-lompatan
Many kids jumping around repetitively.
Berganti-gantian
Taking turns
Berdua-duaan
Many ppl doing something two by two.
Berhadap-hadapan
Facing one another
Bertahun-tahun
Several years
“Selama bertahun-tahun dia dgn setia datang ke rumah kami.”
Berseru
To exclaim s.t.
“Langsung ia berseru kuat2 ‘amin!.’”
berguling-guling
To tumble
“Mereka saling pukul dan berguling-guling di tanah.”
Berjasa
Having merit
Bergettar
To tremble or vibrate
Berterbangan
Flying
Bersedia
To be ready
“Dia harus bersedia belajar bahasa yg lain.”
Berlalu
To pass/passed (for time)
“Bertahun-tahun berlalu sesudah situasi itu, kemudian dia mau pindah ke negara yg lain.”
Berpenghuni
Inhabited
Rt: huni (penghuni=inhabitant)
“Sebuah pulau yg tidak berpenghuni)
Berlayar
Sailing
Bertingkat
Graded, gradual
Bertarung
To fight, box
“Dia bertarung melawan binatang buas.”
