kata kerja bantu

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kata kerja (“verb”) +‎ bantu (“auxiliary”), calque of Dutch hulpwerkwoord (“auxiliary verb”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.ta kər.ˈd͡ʒa ˈban.tu/

Noun

kata kerja bantu (plural kata-kata kerja bantu, first-person possessive kata kerja bantuku, second-person possessive kata kerja bantumu, third-person possessive kata kerja bantunya)

1. (grammar) auxiliary verb

Synonyms

• verba bantu

Further reading

• “kata kerja bantu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.