"They try to eat."
Translation:Mereka mencoba makan.
August 20, 2018
4 Comments
hi! just wondering if anyone can please explain why 'mereka mencoba memakan' is incorrect?
August 20, 2018
I think it's because when you add the prefix me-, 'memakan', it becomes a transitive verb, so it needs an object. "Mereka mencoba memakan" sounds incomplete. 'Memakan' what?
August 20, 2018
hi there, thank you! i had no idea that's the effect of the me- prefix. up until now, i figured you could just substitute one for the other.
August 29, 2018
ChrisPwise
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I put that too, considering we are doing 'me' verbs but marked wrong. If memakan is wrong then I shall assume it is only makan can be used as the infinitive form. (To eat).
January 17, 2019
