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elanja to shop berbelan ja to shop<br />

dagang to do business, sell berdagang to do business, sell<br />

kumpul to gather berkumpul to gather<br />

main to play bermain to play<br />

nyanyi to sing bernyanyi to sing<br />

. Spelling<br />

When attached to certainbai&.w~rds, the 'r' in ber- is either ,<br />

replaced by ai@&g ]etter;or, if the base word begins with-!?, it is<br />

dropped altsgbt&ii t$hr&,&t:&i rerest of this Cpapter, & asterisk<br />

(*J is used to indfcate7wor~s:to which-the spellidg chmge applies.<br />

ajar to te&h<br />

* . - .<br />

*belajar. to learn, study<br />

kerja to work "bekerja to work<br />

renang to swim "berenang to swim<br />

runding to negotiate 'berunding to negotiate<br />

'CVheu a~tached to a numeral, ber- means 'in + number'.<br />

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lima five berlima group of five people<br />

(Literally: in five)<br />

dua two berdua two people together<br />

(Literally: in two)<br />

However, note the following.<br />

i<br />

t<br />

i k<br />

satu one bersatu to unite (to be one)<br />

When the suffix -an is attached to a ber- verb, the verb will indicate<br />

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either 'reciprocality' or 'irregularity of action or motion'. 1<br />

64 A Student's Guide to Indonesian Grammar<br />

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