menghapus

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• ngehapus (colloquial)

Etymology

From meng- +‎ hapus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [məŋˈhapʊs], [məŋˈapʊs]

Verb

mênghapus (passive dihapus)

1. to erase, to delete

   Synonyms: meniadakan, menghilangkan

2. to uninstall

Conjugation

Conjugation of hapus (meng-, transitive)

root	hapus
	active	reflective passive	ordinary passive	imperative	emphatic / jussive
	ordinary
active	menghapus	terhapus	dihapus	hapus	hapuslah
locative	–	–	–	–	–
perfective causative / applicative1	menghapuskan	terhapuskan	dihapuskan	hapuskan	hapuskanlah
	causative
active	–	–	–	–	–
locative	–	–	–	–	–
perfective causative / applicative1	memperhapuskan	terperhapuskan	diperhapuskan	perhapuskan	perhapuskanlah

¹ The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Further reading

• “menghapus” 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.