membesar
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb[edit]
membesar
- (intransitive) to enlarge (to grow larger)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of besar (meng-, intransitive) | |||||
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Root | besar | ||||
Active | Involuntary | Passive | Imperative | Jussive | |
Active | membesar | terbesar | dibesar | besar | besarlah |
Locative | membesari | terbesari | dibesari | besari | besarilah |
Causative / Applicative1 | membesarkan | terbesarkan | dibesarkan | besarkan | besarkanlah |
Causative | |||||
Active | memperbesar | terperbesar | diperbesar | perbesar | perbesarlah |
Locative | memperbesari | terperbesari | diperbesari | perbesari | perbesarilah |
Causative / Applicative1 | memperbesarkan | terperbesarkan | diperbesarkan | perbesarkan | perbesarkanlah |
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning. |
Further reading[edit]
- “membesar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Affixation of meng- + besar (“big, adult (grown up)”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
membesar (Jawi spelling ممبسر)
- (intransitive) to become bigger or to increase in size
- Mengapakah bayang-bayang kita membesar pada waktu awal pagi dan waktu lewat petang?
- Why do our shadows get bigger in the early morning and in the late afternoon?
- (intransitive) to grow up
- Saya membesar dekat Amerika Syarikat.
- I grew up in the United States.
- (intransitive, figurative) to be arrogant
Further reading[edit]
- “membesar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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