Verbs - Class 2 (Malay-English) Part 1 Flashcards
Learn the "me" verbs that are usually transitive (take an object) but sometimes intransitive. Formed from Class 1 verbs
me
‘me’ with l/m/n/ng/ny/r/w/y
meng
‘me’ with g/h/k/q/all the vowels
*For “k” verbs, drop the “k”
mem
’me’ with b/v
mem with p/f dropped
‘me’ with p/f
men
‘me’ with c/d/j/t/z
*For “t” verbs, drop the “t”
meny
‘me’ with s
menge
‘me’ with all monosyllabic words (with the exception of a few)
menonton (tonton)
to watch
menyalak (salak)
to bark
memaki (maki)
- to abuse verbally
- to bawl out
- to berate (toscoldorcondemnvehementlyand atlength)
mengqasar (qasar)
to shorten prayer
mengeja (eja)
to spell
mengorak (orak)
to untie a knot
memikir (fikir)
to think
menjawab (jawab)
to answer
menziarah (ziarah)
to visit a holy place/to visit as a courtesy
mengepam (pam)
to pump
mengepos (pos)
to post letters
mengecam (cam)
- to assail (to oppose, challenge, or criticize harshly and forcefully)
- to assault (to violently make a physical attack on)
- to recognise
- to denounce
mencetak (cetak)
to print
mengecat (cat)
to paint
mengelap (lap)
to wipe
mengebom (bom)
to bomb
mengetut (tut)
to bud graft
melukis (lukis)
to draw
melihat (lihat)
to see/to watch
melompat (lompat)
to jump
melawat (lawat)
to visit
melatih (latih)
to train
menilai (nilai)
- to assess
- to appraise
menganga (nganga)
- to open the mouth
- to gape
- to gawk
menyanyi (nyanyi)
to sing
mengejar (kejar)
to chase
merasa (rasa)
to taste
menggali (gali)
to dig
menggigit (gigit)
to bite
- menghantar (hantar)
- mengirim (kirim)
to send
menghisap (hisap)
to suck/to smoke
mengajar (ajar)
to teach