menghapus

Indonesian

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	Involuntary	Passive	Basic / Imperative	Emphatic / Jussive
Active	menghapus	terhapus	dihapus	hapus	hapuslah
Locative	–	–	–	–	–
Causative / Applicative1	menghapuskan	terhapuskan	dihapuskan	hapuskan	hapuskanlah
	Causative
Active	–	–	–	–	–
Locative	–	–	–	–	–
Causative / Applicative1	memperhapuskan	terperhapuskan	diperhapuskan	perhapuskan	perhapuskanlah
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

• “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.