berarti

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of ber- +‎ arti.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəˈrar.ti/
  • Rhymes: -ti, -i
  • Hyphenation: bê‧rar‧ti

Verb

berarti

  1. (transitive) to mean (to convey a meaning)
    Synonym: bermakna

Further reading

Ternate

Etymology

From Malay berarti.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /be.ˈɾaɾ.ti/

Verb

berarti

  1. (stative) to have meaning, to signify

Conjugation
Conjugation of berarti
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st toberarti foberarti miberarti
2nd noberarti niberarti
3rd Masculine oberarti iberarti, yoberarti†
Feminine moberarti
Neuter iberarti
† - archaic

References
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

West Makian

Etymology

From Malay berarti, possibly through Ternate berarti.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /be.ˈrar.t̪i/

Verb

berarti

  1. (stative) to mean, signify

Conjugation
Conjugation of berarti (stative verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tiberarti miberarti aberarti
2nd person niberarti fiberarti
3rd person inanimate iberarti diberarti
animate maberarti
imperative —, berarti —, berarti

References
  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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