berarti

Indonesian

Etymology

From ber- +‎ arti.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

bêrarti (not conjugatable)

  1. (transitive) to mean (to convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea))

Adjective

bêrarti (comparative lebih berarti, superlative paling berarti, equative seberarti)

  1. synonym of bermakna (“meaningful”)

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 person toberarti foberarti miberarti
2nd person noberarti niberarti
3rd
person 		masculine oberarti iberarti
yoberarti (archaic)
feminine moberarti
neuter iberarti

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[1], Pacific linguistics
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