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    The prefix "me-" is used to form transitive verbs from root words. Transitive verbs are verbs where the subject acts directly on an object. Some examples of prefixes are me-, men-, mem-, meng- depending on the first letter of the following word. Common examples provided are "melawan" (to fight), "menjeling" (to stare at), and "mengipas" (to fan). General rules provided for prefixes depending on the initial letter of the root word, such as "mem-" for words beginning with "b" and "meng-" for words beginning with a vowel. Exceptions are

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    The prefix "me-" is used to form transitive verbs from root words. Transitive verbs are verbs where the subject acts directly on an object. Some examples of prefixes are me-, men-, mem-, meng- depending on the first letter of the following word. Common examples provided are "melawan" (to fight), "menjeling" (to stare at), and "mengipas" (to fan). General rules provided for prefixes depending on the initial letter of the root word, such as "mem-" for words beginning with "b" and "meng-" for words beginning with a vowel. Exceptions are

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    The prefix "me-" is used to form transitive verbs from root words. Transitive verbs are verbs where the subject acts directly on an object. Some examples of prefixes are me-, men-, mem-, meng- depending on the first letter of the following word. Common examples provided are "melawan" (to fight), "menjeling" (to stare at), and "mengipas" (to fan). General rules provided for prefixes depending on the initial letter of the root word, such as "mem-" for words beginning with "b" and "meng-" for words beginning with a vowel. Exceptions are

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    Imbuhan me-

    Hello and welcome again to Mari Belajar Bahasa Melayu. It's been a while I know, and I
    apologize for my long absence as I had been busy with work and a new life. nyways, let's get
    on to learning Bahasa Melayu.
    In this chapter, I would like to introduce to you the prefi! me". #he prefi! me" is used to make
    the kata akar $root words% into transiti&e &erbs.
    'hat do you mean by transiti&e &erbs( It means that the subject is acting on an object directly.
    'e ha&e many e!amples of it in other languages like )rench for e!ample or *apanese. Howe&er,
    you ha&e to remember that the prefi! me" category comprises of me-, men-, mem-, meng". #he
    prefi!es depend on the first letter of the word that comes after it.
    few e!amples+
    ,. li me"lawan bu.
    li fights bu.
    -. .erempuan itu sedang men"jeling lelaki itu.
    #hat woman is staring at that man.
    /. 0leh sebab kepanasan, ibu meng"ipas dirinya.
    Because it is hot, mother fans herself.
    #here really is no general rule that you can follow. #he only way for you to know which ones to
    use is by reading a lot of Malay papers.
    Howe&er, I will try to make it easier for you to remember.
    )or words beginning with 'k', the 'k' is usually dropped and the prefi! meng" is used.
    1!ample+
    ,. kipas " fan
    meng"ipas " to fan
    -. kupas " to peel
    meng"upas " peeling
    /. kunci " key
    meng"unci " to lock
    )or words beginning with 's', the 's' is dropped and is changed into a 'y'. 2sually men" is used for
    these words.
    1!ample+
    ,. 3apu " to sweep
    Meny"apu " the act of sweeping
    -. 3impan " to keep
    Meny"impan " the act of keeping
    /. 3angkal " to deny
    Meny"angkal " the act of denying
    )or words beginning with a 'b' the prefi! mem" is usually used.
    1!ample+
    ,. Bakar " to burn
    Mem"bakar " the act of burning
    -. Baling " to throw
    Mem"baling " the act of throwing
    )or words beginning with 'p', the 'p' is dropped and mem" is used.
    1!ample+
    ,. .anas " hot
    Mem"anas"kan " the heat up something
    -. .aling " to turn away
    Mem"aling " the act of turning away
    1!ceptions+ pelawa $to in&ite% becomes mem"pelawa $the act of in&iting%, persona becomes
    mem"persona"kan.
    'ords with a &owel, 'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u' are usually preceeded by meng".
    1!amples+ Meng"ajak $the act of in&iting%, meng"elak $the act of a&oding%, meng"intai $the act of
    peeping%, meng"olah $the act of changing something%, meng"ucap $the act of saying something%.
    nother e!ception that you ha&e to remember is that for one syllable words, menge" is used.
    1!amples+
    ,. 4at " to paint $pronounced as ch"at as in ch"air%
    Menge"cat $the act of painting%
    -. #ar " tar
    Menge"tar $the act of tarring as in tarring a road%
    lways remember that there is always an e!ception for these rules that I'&e just told you. 3o read
    up and impro&e your Bahasa.
    In the ne!t chapter we will probably go for a break from the grammar stuff and start with some
    basic con&ersations. #ill ne!t time.

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