mengerti

Indonesian

Etymology

From meng- + erti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mə.ˈŋər.ti/

Verb

mengerti

  1. to understand

Conjugation

Conjugation of erti (meng-, intransitive, irregular)
Root erti
Active Involuntary Passive Imperative Jussive
Active mengerti dimengerti
Locative
Causative / Applicative1
Causative
Locative
Causative / Applicative1
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Notes:
Irregular in its formation, but also irregular in its defectivity. The passive form results on
dimengerti instead of expected *dierti.
Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.
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