memaafkan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay memaafkan, from Classical Malay memaafkan, mema'afkan. Equivalent to maaf + meng- -kan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mə.ma.af.kan/
  • Hyphenation: me‧ma‧af‧kan

Verb

memaafkan (passive dimaafkan, kumaafkan, kaumaafkan, benefactive maafkan, imperative maafkanlah)

  1. (transitive) forgive mistakes et cetera don't assume wrong etc. anymore
    Ia telah memaafkan kesalahanku.
    He has forgiven my mistakes.
  2. (transitive) condone

Conjugation

Conjugation of maaf (meng-, transitive)
Root maaf
Active Involuntary /
Perfective
Passive Basic /
Imperative
Jussive
Active
Locative
Causative / Applicative1 memaafkan termaafkan dimaafkan maafkan maafkanlah
Causative
Locative
Causative / Applicative1 mempermaafkan terpermaafkan dipermaafkan permaafkan permaafkanlah
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.

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