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To use the word ‘to find’ in Indonesian: mencari and menemukan Posted by on Sep 30, 2018

When you search for the word ‘to find’ in Indonesian, you will find ‘mencari’ and ‘menemukan’. What are the differences between those two words? As most of Indonesian words, mencari is formed from ‘meN’ prefix and ‘cari’ root word that means ‘to search’ or ‘to look for’. It is a transitive verb. As a transitive…

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Imperatives Posted by on Sep 29, 2018

Imperatives are the language forms that we use to tell people to do things. This may mean giving commands, making requests, offering, inviting, urging, or advising. We also use imperatives to tell people not to do something (prohibiting). These are called negative imperatives. 1. Giving Commands – Commands using intransitive verbs In intransitive sentences, the…

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“ke-…-an” circumfix functioning as verb Posted by on Sep 28, 2018

The ‘ke-…-an” circumfix form verbs which have accidental meaning and occasionally have a potential meaning: the subject experiences or is affected by something, and the subject has no control over that condition. The application of ‘ke-…-an” verbs is very broad and quite difficult for a non-native speaker to produce. In general, the four functions of…

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