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lATlHAN 3
Working in pairs, choose one of the following sentences to act out in
front ofthe class. The other students in the class have to guess what
you are doing without looking at the ber-an verbs on the previous page.
Include some conversation, if need be, to enable the class to guess,
rather than just miming.
1 Anda berdua berdiri berseberangan kemudian berpandangan.
2 Anda berdua duduk berjauhan di kelas karena anda bermusuhan.
3 Anda berdua baru berkenalan, dan setelah berbicara beberapa rnenit,
. anda mengetahui bahwa ternyata anda bertetangga.
4 Ketika mobil dan sepeda motor anda bertabrakan, orang-orang
berdatangan untuk melihat apa yang terjadi.
5 Anda berdua berpapasan di jalan, lalu berjabatan tangan karena
sudah lama tidak bertemu.
When ber- is reduplicated, the word may indicate repeated or extended
action, or action that takes place over an extended period of time.
Reduplicated ber- may also indicate plural.
Repeated or extended action, or action over an
extended time
berbincang-bincang
bercakap-cakap
berjalan-jalan
berjingkrak-jingkrak
berputalrputar
to talk, discuss
to talk, chat
to walk at leisure, stroll
to jump up and down in excitement
to go round and round
Handy expression
A useful common expression is berlama-lama (purposely take time
in doing something).
Jangan berlarna-lama di sana ya.
Don't stav too long there, will you?
Lisa berlania-lama mandi karena airnya hangat.
Lisa is takine her time showering since the water is warm.
66 A Student's Guide to Indonesian Grammar