bahasa indonesia

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Some intransitive verbs can take either the her- or the meN- refix
A - -
with no difference in meaning.
bernyanyihnenyanyi
berbekashnembekas
to sing
to leave a mark or trace
Some other intransitive verbs take what are sometimes called
pseudo-objects [nouns that look like objects, but are not perceived
as being affected by the action]-see section 9.2.
bermain @tar
bertepuk tangan
bersepatu coda
to play the guitar
to clap (one's) hands
to roller-skate
In these cases, we treat the verb and the following word as
constituting one activity. In the previous examples, the words
gitar, tangan and roda are considered as part of the verbs bermain,
bertepuk and bersepatu respectively.
A tmnsitive verb requires more than one noun or noun phrase for it to
occur in a sentence. One of the nouns or noun phrases serves as the
subject (as in intransitive verbs), while the other noun or noun phrase
serves as object. Because the subject is typically the instigator of an action,
we also refer to it as the actor. The object, on the other hand, is the person
or thing that is affected by that action. We also refer to it as the patient.
Kakak membaca surat.
Older sibling reads the letter.
I bu membawa keranjang.
Mother carries the basket.
Pak Harun membuka pintu.
Mr Harun opens the door.
54 A Student's Gu~de to Indonesian Grammar