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-in

[in]

suffix

LanguageBetawi (Indonesia)

Meaning
  1. used to transitivize a verb
  2. used to intensify a verb
  3. used to form a benefactive verb from a basic verb
  4. used to form a causative verb from a stative verb or an adjective
Examples

denger (“to hear”) + -in → dengerin (“to listen”)

denger ("to hear") + -in -> dengerin ("to listen")

Pronunciationin

Part of speechsuffix

Usage noteThis is a very common suffix in Betawi for modifying verb meanings.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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