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CIRCUMFIX per-...-an Circumfix per-...-an indicates the process or result of the action
referred to by the corresponding verb. Some 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]. With limited usage, per-...-an forms nouns referring to road intersections.
Some per-...-an nouns refer to the place where the action of the corresponding verb
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per-...-an
nouns indicating the act of doing what the verb indicates. Per-...-an nouns with noun
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EXAMPLES:
1. Ada perbudakan dalam sejarah negara
Amerika Serikat.
There is slavery in the United States' history.
2. Para mahasiswa sangat menyukai pelajaran
Bahasa Indonesia.
The (university) students like Bahasa Indonesia lesson very much.
3. Lampu lalu lintas di perempatan di
depan kampus sudah dipasang.
Traffict lights at the cross-roads in front of the campus
have been installed.
4. Ada banyak usaha pertenunan tradisional
di Bali.
There are many traditional textile mill industries in Bali.
Adapted from:
Indonesian: A Comprehensive Grammar
James Neil Sneddon
Routledge, London, 1996
