ber-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ber"

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə(r)/

Prefix

ber-

1. having; -ed, -d

   ‎ber- + ‎atap (“roof”) → ‎beratap (“roofed”)

   ‎ber- + ‎baju (“clothes”) → ‎berbaju (“clothed”)

   ‎ber- + ‎adik (“younger sibling”) → ‎beradik (“profess as someone younger sibling”)

2. producing

   ‎ber- + ‎telur (“egg”) → ‎bertelur (“producing egg”)

3. multiple

   ‎ber- + ‎tiga (“three”) → ‎bertiga (“triple”)

4. (intransitive) -ing, used to form the continuative aspect of some verbs

   ‎ber- + ‎tani (“farm”) → ‎bertani (“farming”)

5. (intransitive) used to form stative verbs

   ‎ber- + ‎gembira (“happy”) → ‎bergembira (“in a happy situation”)

6. doing in reciprocal situation

   ‎ber- + ‎tinju (“boxing, hit”) → ‎bertinju (“hitting each other”)

7. (intransitive) doing to the self

   ‎ber- + ‎hias (“dressing”) → ‎berhias (“self-dressing”)

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Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə(r)/

Prefix

ber- (Jawi spelling -بر)

1. (intransitive) used to form stative verbs

   Saya sedang berjalan di sekitar taman.

   I am walking around the park.

2. having; -ed, -d, -ous

   ‎ber- + ‎atap (“roof”) → ‎beratap (“roofed”)

   ‎ber- + ‎baju (“clothes”) → ‎berbaju (“clothed”)

3. group of something

   ‎ber- + ‎tiga (“three”) → ‎bertiga (“group of three”)