{"id":1769,"date":"2016-05-04T13:14:04","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T17:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/indonesian\/?p=1769"},"modified":"2016-05-04T13:16:39","modified_gmt":"2016-05-04T17:16:39","slug":"telling-about-yourself-using-prefix-ber-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/indonesian\/telling-about-yourself-using-prefix-ber-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Telling about yourself using prefix Ber- words"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0prefix ber-\u00a0 is one of the affixations used to make a verb or an adjective when it is combined with a root word: verb, noun, adjective. The resulting word \u201cber+noun\u201d generally means to have, to wear, to travel by or \u201cber-noun\/ber” to work. Moreover, depending on the context, ber- prefixed words may be classified as verbs or adjectives.\u00a0 The verbs created with the ber- prefix are intransitive verbs. In this exercise, we are focusing on the \u201cber + noun\/verb\u201d to create verbs.<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ber+noun<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. To have \u2013 Ber+nama (name)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Saya bernama Sumarni<\/p>\n

    My name is Sumarni<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. To wear \u2013 Ber+sepatu (shoes)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Anak saya bersepatu warna hitam<\/p>\n

      My son wears black shoes<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. To travel with \u2013 Ber+sepeda (bicycle)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Suami saya bersepeda ke tempat kerja.<\/p>\n

        My husband rides a bicycle to work.<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. To work \u2013 Ber+kerja (work)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Ibu saya bekerja di Puskesmas<\/p>\n

          My mother works at the Polyclinic.<\/p>\n

          Saya bekerja sebagai guru.<\/p>\n

          I work as a teacher.<\/p>\n

          As a start, let\u2019s read the following essay. Pay attention to the root words and the meaning created by the ber- + root words.<\/p>\n

          BAHASA INDONESIA<\/strong><\/p>\n

          Tentang Saya<\/strong><\/p>\n

          Saya bernama<\/em><\/strong> Sumarni, berumur<\/em> <\/strong>32 tahun dan sudah berumah tangga<\/em>. Saya ibu dari 2 anak laki-laki berumur<\/em> <\/strong>5 dan 8 tahun. Saya bekerja<\/em><\/strong> sebagai guru SMA mengajar bahasa Indonesia. Saya bertempat<\/em> tinggal di<\/strong> Bandung, Jawa Barat.<\/p>\n

          Dalam waktu senggang, saya senang berkebun<\/em> dan memasak atau berkumpul<\/em>\u00a0 dengan<\/strong> teman-teman lama 2 kali seminggu.<\/p>\n

          Kadang-kadang saya bertemu<\/em> dengan<\/strong> sahabat saya, Dinarti di kafe favorit kami, Kopi sedap. Di sana kami minum kopi sambil bercerita<\/em> tentang<\/strong> keluarga, pekerjaan, kehidupan kami atau bertukar<\/em> r<\/strong>esep masakan. Suami dan anak-anak kami juga berteman<\/em><\/strong> baik.\u00a0 Kami sering melakukan kegiatan bersama<\/em><\/strong> seperti berjalan<\/em> pagi<\/strong> dan berpiknik<\/em><\/strong>. Seringkali, kami berlibur<\/em> <\/strong>bersama<\/em> ke pantai. Di mana kami semua bisa berperahu<\/em>, berenang<\/em><\/strong>, dan berselancar<\/em> <\/strong>angin atau bersantai<\/em> <\/strong>dan menikmati semilir angin laut sambil berjemur<\/em> <\/strong>di bawah matahari.<\/p>\n

          Setelah berlibur<\/em> <\/strong>saya merasa segar kembali dan siap untuk kembali bekerja<\/em><\/strong> pada keesokan harinya.<\/p>\n

          \u00a0<\/strong>ENGLISH<\/strong><\/p>\n

          About Me<\/strong><\/p>\n

          My name is Sumarni;\u00a0I\u00a0am 32 years old and married. I am the mother of two boys, aged 5 and 8. I work as a high school teacher to teach Indonesian. I reside in Bandung, West Java.<\/p>\n

          In my spare time, I enjoy gardening and cooking or get-togethers with old friends two times a week.<\/p>\n

          Sometimes, I meet my best friend, Dinarti at our favorite coffee shop, Kopi Sedap.\u00a0 We drink coffee while talking about our families, work, life, or exchanging recipes. Our husbands and children are also good friends. We often do activities together like take morning walks and\u00a0go\u00a0on picnics. Often, we go\u00a0on vacations to the beach where we all\u00a0can go boating, swimming, and windsurfing or just\u00a0relax and enjoy the sea breeze while basking under the sun.<\/p>\n

          After the vacation, I feel refreshed and ready to return to work the next day.<\/p>\n

          Vocabulary taken from the text.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
          Ber- word<\/strong><\/td>\nBase word<\/strong><\/td>\nMeaning<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          bernama<\/td>\nnama (name)<\/td>\nto have name, named<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          berumur<\/td>\numur (age)<\/td>\naged<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          berumah tangga<\/td>\n\u00a0tangga (household)<\/td>\nmarried<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          bekerja<\/td>\nkerja (work)<\/td>\nwork<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          bertempat tinggal<\/td>\ntempat tinggal (residence, domicile)<\/td>\nresides, residing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          berkumpul<\/td>\nkumpul (togethers)<\/td>\nget-together<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          bertemu<\/td>\ntemu (meet)<\/td>\nmeeting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          bercerita<\/td>\ncerita (story)<\/td>\ntelling story<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          bertukar<\/td>\ntukar (exchange)<\/td>\nexchange<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          berteman<\/td>\nteman (friend*)<\/td>\nmake friends, be friends to each other<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          bersama<\/td>\nsama (similar, equal, alike)<\/td>\njoint, together<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          berperahu<\/td>\nperahu<\/td>\nboating, go by boat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          berenang<\/td>\nrenang<\/td>\nswimming<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          berselancar angin<\/td>\nselancar angin (surfing)<\/td>\nwindsurfing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          berjemur<\/td>\njemur (dry in the sun)<\/td>\nsunbathing, basking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          berlibur<\/td>\nlibur (vacation)<\/td>\nbe on a vacation, be on holiday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

          PRACTICE<\/strong><\/p>\n

            \n
          1. Read the Indonesian text; use context to draw\u00a0<\/em>conclusions about the\u00a0meaning<\/em>\u00a0of a\u00a0word <\/em>or phrase.<\/li>\n
          2. Make sentences with \u201cber + noun\u201d with the following meanings:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            a. To have<\/p>\n

            b. To wear<\/p>\n

            c. To travel by<\/p>\n

            d To work<\/p>\n

            3. Write an essay using the provided vocabulary list.<\/p>\n

             <\/p>\n

             <\/p>\n

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