mengumbar

Indonesian

Etymology

umbar +‎ meng-.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məˈŋumbar/ [məˈŋum.bar]
  • Rhymes: -umbar
  • Syllabification: me‧ngum‧bar

Verb

mengumbar

  1. to let loose, to free, to let something wander around free.
  2. to give free rein to one's passions.
  3. to boast
  4. to exaggerate

Conjugation

Conjugation of umbar (meng-, transitive)
root umbar
active passive basic
imperative
emphatic
jussive
reflective1 ordinary
ordinary
nominative mengumbar terumbar diumbar umbar umbarlah
accusative / dative / locative mengumbari diumbari umbari umbarilah
perfective causative / applicative2 mengumbarkan terumbarkan diumbarkan umbarkan umbarkanlah
causative
nominative
accusative / dative / locative
perfective causative / applicative2

1 There is another form of reflective passive verb with affixation of ke- -an which is not included in the table. This form is only attested in active voice without causative affixation of per-.
2 The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

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