Saturday, May 18, 2013

Verbs in Indonesia Language 7 ( Verbs with "ter-" )

Verbs with prefix “ter-“


~“ter-“ in Indonesian  language resembles to “di-“ verb

Literally ,It has four functions, and there are :

1. A condition caused by a complete action,
    therefore it resembles to past participle in English and it acts as an adjective.
 
For example :

Buku tersebut di sana = the book mentioned there
Saya melihat pintu terbuka = i saw a opened door


2. An Unintentional/ involuntary action ( by mistake )

For example :

Buku saya terbawa oleh temanku
My book was taken by my friend by mistake

Jari ibuku terpotong pisau ketika sedang memotong sayur
My mother cut her finger by accident


3. A likelihood

For example :

Suara kereta terdengar dari atas gedung
The train noise can be heard from above building


Tulisannya tidak terbaca
His writing can’t be  read


4. Emotional expressions


Mereka semua terdiam ketika guru menjelaskan sesuatu kepada mereka
They silenced while the teacher was telling something to them


Please diffrentiate verb with “ter-“ with “ter- + adjective” which shows the superlative 

For example 


Kamu  terindah untukku
You are the most beautiful for me

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