memaafkan
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay memaafkan, from Classical Malay memaafkan, mema'afkan. Equivalent to maaf + meng- -kan.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
memaafkan (passive dimaafkan, kumaafkan, kaumaafkan, benefactive maafkan, imperative maafkanlah)
- (transitive) forgive mistakes et cetera don't assume wrong etc. anymore
- Ia telah memaafkan kesalahanku.
- He has forgiven my mistakes.
- (transitive) condone
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of maaf (meng-, transitive) | |||||
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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. |
Further reading edit
- “memaafkan” 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.