melindungi
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məlinˈduŋi/ [mə.linˈduŋ.i]
- Rhymes: -uŋi
- Syllabification: me‧lin‧dung‧i
Verb
[edit]melindungi
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Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of lindung (meng-, intransitive) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Root | lindung | ||||
| Active | Involuntary | Passive | Basic / Imperative |
Emphatic / Jussive | |
| Active | – | – | – | – | – |
| Locative | melindungi | terlindungi | dilindungi | lindungi | lindungilah |
| Causative / Applicative1 | melindungkan | terlindungkan | dilindungkan | lindungkan | lindungkanlah |
| Causative | |||||
| Locative | – | – | – | – | – |
| Causative / Applicative1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning. | |||||
Further reading
[edit]- “melindungi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.