Meaning of pe- -an | Babel Free

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A productive circumfix used to form nouns indicating a state, quality, process, or result related to the base word. The prefix pe- changes form according to the initial sound of the root (pem-, pen-, peng-, peny-).

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Examples

“derita (“suffer”) → penderitaan (“suffering”)”

“lihat (“see”) → pemerhatian (“observation”)”

“guna (“use”) → penggunaan (“usage”)”

“pilih (“choose”) → pemilihan (“selection”)”

“sewa (“rent”) → penyewaan (“renting”)”

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