mengerti

Affixation of meng- +‎ erti.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈməŋərti/ [ˈmə.ŋər.t̪i]
• Rhymes: -əŋərti
• Syllabification: me‧nger‧ti

mengerti

1. active of erti

   Saya tidak mengerti kata itu.^[1] ― I can't understand that word.

• “mengerti” 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.

Affixation of meng- +‎ erti.

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /məˈŋə(r)ti/ [məˈŋə(r).t̪i]

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈməŋərti/ [ˈmə.ŋər.t̪i]
• Rhymes: -ti, -i
• Hyphenation: me‧nger‧ti

mengerti (Jawi spelling مڠرتي, 3rd person passive dimengerti)

1. formal active of erti
   1. to understand

      Synonyms: reti, faham

      Saya tidak mengerti mesej sebalik puisi ini.

      I don't understand the message behind this poem.

• This word is an irregular verb whereby is the word stem for the third person passive form of this word, not erti, thereby forming third person passive dimengerti, not *dierti.

• “mengerti” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.