Prefix Ke-


Prefix ke- is added to a few root words to form nouns.

hendak "want, will" kehendak "desire, will"
kasih "love" kekasih "lover"
rangka "skeleton, framework" kerangka "skeleton"
tua "old" ketual "chairman"


EXAMPLES:

Sudah menjadi kehendak Tuhan bahwa Pak Amat pergi meninggalkan kita.
It is God's will that Pak Amat left us (passed away).

Anton dan Rini menjadi sepasang kekasih selama empat tahun.
Anton and Rini become a couple of lovers for four years.

Kerangka orang yang hilang itu ditemukan di tengah hutan.
The skeleton of the missing person was found in the forest.

Budiman terpilih menjadi ketua organisasi pemuda di desanya.
Budiman was elected as the chairman of the youth organization in his village.

Adapted from:
Indonesian: A Comprehensive Grammar
Sneddon, James Neil, Routledge, London, 1996.

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