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The following verbs represent only a few of the ber- verbs. For m'ore<br />

examples, refer to Chapter 9.<br />

cerita story<br />

bercerita to tell a story<br />

cermin mirror bercermin to look at oneself in the mirror<br />

gerak motion bergerak to move<br />

lati h exercise, train berlati h to train (physical exercise), to do<br />

libur holiday berlibur<br />

exercise (not physical, such as<br />

music, maths)<br />

to take a vacation<br />

perang war<br />

berperang to engage in a war<br />

siul whistle bersiul ' to whistle<br />

tambah add, increase bertambah to increase<br />

tandang visit . bertandang to visit<br />

temu meet bertemu to meet<br />

tugas task, duty bertugas to have a tasklduty<br />

Not.<br />

Formal and informal forms<br />

Sometimes words with the ber- prefix have the same meaning as<br />

those that do not have the ber- prefix. When speaking, Indonesians<br />

use either word. words with the ber- prefix are more formal.and<br />

this is the correct form to use when you write in Indonesian.

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