Talk:per-

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Latest comment: 1 month ago by Intersets in topic Not sure about the chemistry entries
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Intransitive? Probably not.[edit]

The article contains:

”# causative voice imperative mood intransitive verb prefix of an adjective

  1. per- + ‎besar (big) → ‎perbesar (make bigger something big)

How is that an intransitive verb?Redav (talk) 02:00, 20 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

Patient? Probably not.[edit]

The article contains:

”# nominal patient used to form nouns from verbs conjugated with ber-

  1. per- + ‎ajar (to teach) → ‎pelajar (learner)
    per- + ‎kerja (to work) → ‎pekerja (worker)

How is a learner and how is a worker a nominal patient?Redav (talk) 02:29, 20 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

Not sure about the chemistry entries[edit]

Right now there's a sense entry " Added to the name of an element in a polyatomic ion to denote the number of atoms of that element (usually four)." This page: https://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/genchem/topicreview/bp/ch2/names.html - says it's "used to indicate the very highest oxidation state". Can somebody provide a reference or some examples for the second chemistry sense (per-)? Intersets (talk) 02:49, 12 March 2024 (UTC)Reply