berbuat

Indonesian

Verb

berbuat

1. to do, act

Malay

Etymology

From ber- +‎ buat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bər.buat/

Verb

berbuat

1. to do; to act; to perform an action.

   Dia tidak berbuat apa-apa walaupun melihat kemalangan itu. ― He did not do anything even though he witnessed the accident.

2. to behave; to conduct oneself.

   Jangan berbuat kasar kepada orang tua. ― Do not behave rudely towards elders.

Derived terms

• berbuat baik
• berbuat jahat

Further reading

• "berbuat" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017