"I did not order bread."
Translation:Saya tidak memesan roti.
March 6, 2019
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'pesan' (noun) is the base word.
By using the 'me-' prefix, the base word is converted into a verb.
[base word] + [me-] = (verb)
'pesan' ==> 'memesan'.
When converting a base word into a 'me-' verb, the new word sometimes need to be 'conjugated'.
It depends on the starting letter of the base word if "me-" needs to be 'conjugated'.
The conjugation table looks like this :
Starting letter base word | Conjugation |
---|---|
l, m, n, r, w | Me + base |
vowel, g, h | Me + ng |
c, d, j | Me + n |
b, f, v | Me + m |
k | Me + ng – k |
t | Me + n – t |
s | Me + ny – s |
p | Me + m – p |
monosyllabic | Me + nge +base |
For example :
lihat ==> melihat
ajar ==> mengajar
cuci ==> mencuci
baca ==> membaca
kejar ==> mengejar
tarik ==> menarik
sapu ==> menyapu
pilih ==> memilih
cat ==> mengecat