Common Verbs - Top 200 Flashcards
abai
to ignore
ada
to exist, to have
ajak
to invite (someone to do something)
ajar
to teach
alir
to flow
amuk
to run amok (go berserk)
ambil
to take
ancam
to threaten
angkat
to lift
anjur
to propose, to suggest
antar
to send, to deliver
atur
to arrange, to organize
bantu
to help
baca
to read
bahas
to discuss
bakar
to burn
balas
to reply
balik
to return (go/come back)
banding
to compare
bangun
to get up, to rise
bawa
to bring
bayar
to pay
belanja
to spend (money)
beli
to buy
belah
to split, to cut open
belasah
to beat up, thrash
bentang
to spread out, to lay out
biar
to let, to allow
bina
to build
buat
to do, to make
buka
to open
bunuh
to kill
cabar
to challenge
cabut
to pull out, to remove
campur
to mix
capai
to reach, to achieve
cari
to look for, to search
cium
to kiss, to smell
cuba
to try
cuci
to wash
dapat
to get, to obtain
datang
to come
desak
to urge, to press (someone to do something)
duga
to guess, to suspect
duduk
to sit
elak
to avoid
faham
to understand
fikir
to think
gagal
to fail
gali
to dig
ganti
to replace
gelak
to laugh
gerak
to move (something or oneself)
goda
to seduce, to tempt
golek
to roll
goncang
to shake
guna
to use
hadap
to face (something)
halang
to block, to hinder
hapus
to erase, to remove
harap
to hope
hiris
to slice (thinly)
hirup
to sip, to slurp
hulur
to hand over, to offer
huni
to inhabit, to occupy
ikut
to follow
ingat
to remember
ingkar
to disobey, to refuse to comply
isi
to fill
jatuh
to fall
jadi
to become, to turn into
jaga
to watch over, to take care
jahit
to sew
jamu
to feast or to treat (guests)
janji
to promise
jawab
to answer
jejak
to step, to track
jemput
to invite (formally)
jilat
to lick
jual
to sell
jumpa
to meet, to find
kalah
to lose
karang
to compose (especially writing)
kata
to say
kawal
to control
kayuh
to pedal
kejut
to startle, to shock
keluar
to go out, to exit
kemas
to tidy up
kembali
to return
kembara
to travel, to journey
kena
to be hit by, to be affected
kenal
to know (a person), to be acquainted with
kerja
to work
kira
to count, to calculate
kirim
to send (something)
kisar
to grind, to blend
koyak
to tear
kritik
to criticize
kumpul
to gather, to collect
kunjung
to visit
labur
to invest
laksana
to implement, to execute
lapor
to report
lari
to run
lawan
to fight, to oppose
layan
to serve, to attend to
lepas
to release, to let go
letak
to put, to place
lihat
to see, to look
lipat
to fold
lompat
to jump
lontar
to throw
ludah
to spit
lulus
to pass (an exam, etc.)
lupa
to forget
maju
to advance, to move forward
marah
to be angry
masak
to cook
masuk
to enter
mati
to die
minta
to ask for, to request
minum
to drink
mula
to begin
muncul
to appear
nafi
to deny
naik
to go up, to ascend
nampak
to see, to appear
nasihat
to advise
nikah
to marry
nyanyi
to sing
pakai
to wear, to use
panggil
to call (someone)
pantau
to monitor
pasang
to install, to set up
patah
to break (a bone, a stick, etc.)
pecah
to shatter, to break
pegang
to hold
peluk
to hug
pergi
to go
perintah
to command, to govern
pesan
to order (something), to message
pijak
to step on
pilih
to choose
pimpin
to lead
pinjam
to borrow
potong
to cut
puji
to praise
pukul
to hit
pulang
to return (home)
pujuk
to coax, to persuade
putar
to rotate, to turn
ragut
to snatch (often by force)
rai
to celebrate
ramal
to predict
rangkul
to embrace
rasa
to feel, to taste
rayu
to appeal, to plead
rebus
to boil
rebut
to grab, to snatch
rehat
to rest
rempuh
to crash into, to charge
rentas
to cross
roboh
to collapse
rompak
to rob
rosak
to be damaged, to spoil
rugi
to lose (money), to be at a loss
sakit
to hurt, to be in pain
sambung
to continue
sampai
to arrive
sapu
to sweep
saran
to suggest
sebar
to spread
sebut
to mention, to pronounce
sedar
to realize, to become aware
sekat
to block, to restrict
selesai
to finish, to be resolved
semak
to check, to review
simpan
to keep, to store
singgah
to stop by (somewhere briefly)
suka
to like
sokong
to support
solat
to pray (in the Islamic sense)
sorok
to hide (something)
susun
to arrange
taja
to sponsor
tambah
to add
tamat
to end, to finish
tangis
to cry (root of “menangis”)
tanya
to ask (a question)
tarik
to pull
tawar
to offer, to bargain
tayang
to display, to show (a film, etc.)
tekan
to press
tendang
to kick
terima
to receive
terjun
to jump down
tinggal
to stay, to remain; (also “to leave behind”)
tipu
to cheat, to deceive
tiru
to imitate, to copy
