Sunday, May 19, 2013

Verbs in Indonesian Language 8 ( verbs with "ke-.....-an" )

Verbs with “ke......an”


-The meaning of “ke....an” is “affected by”.
 The root word can be a noun, an adjective or a verb placed between “ke........an” verb.
 
For example :

-hujan = rain 

Saya tadi kehujanan ketika dalam perjalanan pulang
I was caught in the rain while going home

-Siang = noon, daytime

Maaf, saya kesiangan sehingga telat
Sorry that i overslept this morning that i come late now


*The “ke......an” verbs below have similarity with “ter-“ verbs

For example :

kelihatan = terlihat
Dia kelihatan dari jauh/ Dia terlihat dari jauh( He’s seen from far away )

kedengaran = terdengar
Saya kedengaran lagu itu dari sana/ saya terdengar lagu itu dari sana (  I heard that song from there )

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