Meaning of per- | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Gives a meaning of using something or someone as the base word.
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2. Divided by.
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3. Combines with suami or isteri to give a meaning of making someone become the base word.
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4. Gives a meaning of making something become more of the base word.
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5. Combines with the function word oleh to take a meaning of "to get" or "to acquire".
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6. Forms the agent noun of some verbs that that take the ber- prefix.
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Examples

“per- + alat (“tool”) → peralat (“to use as a tool”)”

“per- + suami (“husband”) → persuami (“to take someone as one's husband”)”

“per- + besar (“big”) → perbesar (“to make something bigger”)”

“per- + oleh (“big”) → peroleh (“to acquire”)”

“per- + buru (berburu) (“to hunt”) → perburu (“hunter”)”

“per- + tiga (“three”) → pertiga (“divided by three”)”

“satu pertiga”

one divided by three

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