per-...-an nouns indicating the act of doing what the verb indicates. Per-...-an nouns with noun bases may indicate "having to do with [base]
| budak | perbudakan | "slavery" |
| musuh | permusuhan | "enmity" |
| saudara | persaudaraan | "brotherhood" |
| sekutu | persekutuan | "alliance" |
| wakil | perwakilan | "representation, delegation" |
Circumfix per-...-an indicates the process or result of the action referred to by the corresponding verb
| kerja | bekerja | pekerjaan | "work" |
| ajar | belajar | pelajaran | "lesson" |
| gerak | bergerak | pergerakan | "movement" |
| janji | berjanji | perjanjian | "promise, agreement" |
| temu | bertemu | pertumuan | "meeting" |
per-...-an forms nouns referring to road intersections
| tiga | pertigaan | "three-way intersection" |
| empat | perempatan | "cross-roads" |
| inap | penginapan | "lodging, inn" |
| buang | pembuangan | "exile, act of exiling" |
per-...-an nouns refer to the place where the action of the corresponding verb occurs
| henti | perhentian | "stopping place" |
| judi | perjudian | "gambling place" |
| cetak | percetakan | "printery" |
| tenun | pertenunan | "texttile mill" |