Core Malay prefixes and suffixes (imbuhan) that change a root word's meaning, plus basic sentence structure, with an example phrase per card. Front: the Malay word or phrase. Back: English meaning.
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- membaca
- to read (me- prefix attached to baca)
- bermain
- to play (ber- prefix attached to main)
- terbaik
- best or the best (ter- prefix attached to baik)
- perjuangan
- struggle, fight, or striving (per- prefix attached to juang)
- pengajar
- teacher (peng- prefix attached to ajar)
- sebaik-baiknya
- as good as possible (se- prefix means equal to or as)
- penari
- dancer (pe- prefix creates agent noun from tari, dance)
- dimakan
- eaten or is eaten (di- prefix marks passive voice)
- makanan
- food (suffix -an changes verb makan into noun)
- buatkan
- make for someone or provide (suffix -kan adds benefactive meaning)
- pikiri
- think about or consider (suffix -i adds direction and focus)
- makanlah
- please eat or do eat (suffix -lah adds emphasis or politeness)
- Apakah kamu di sini?
- Are you here? (suffix -kah turns statement into yes-no question)
- rumahnya
- his house or her house (suffix -nya marks possession or definite reference)
- kebaikan
- goodness or kindness (circumfix ke--an on baik, good)