capai

See also: čapai

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: capé, capée, capées, caper, capés, capez

Verb

capai

1. first-person singular past historic of caper

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃapai̯]
• Hyphenation: ca‧pai

Etymology 1

From Malay capai, from Classical Malay capai.

Verb

capai

1. to achieve

   Synonym: raih

2. to reach

Conjugation

Conjugation of capai (meng-, transitive)
Root	capai
	Active	Involuntary	Passive	Imperative	Jussive
Active	mencapai	tercapai	dicapai	capai	capailah
Locative	–	–	–	–	–
Causative / Applicative1	mencapaikan	tercapaikan	dicapaikan	capaikan	capaikanlah
	Causative
Active	–	–	–	–	–
Locative	–	–	–	–	–
Causative / Applicative1	–	–	–	–	–
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.

Alternative forms

• tjapai (pre-1967)

Derived terms

• berpencapaian
• capaian
• ketercapaian
• mencapai
• pencapai
• pencapaian
• secapai
• sepencapai
• tercapai

 

Etymology 2

From Malay capai, from Classical Malay capai, from Javanese capek (ꦕꦥꦺꦏ꧀, “tired”), from Tamil சப்பை (cappai, “insipid; useless”, literally “flat”). Doublet of capek.

Adjective

capai

1. (formal) tired.

Alternative forms

• capek (colloquial)
• tjapai (pre-1967)

Derived terms

• kecapaian

 

Further reading

• “capai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃä.päi/
• Rhymes: -ai̯

Verb

capai (Jawi spelling چاڤاي‎)

1. to achieve.

   Dia bekerja sungguh-sungguh untuk mencapai cita-cita­nya.

   He works really hard to achieve his dreams.

2. to hold or get an object by reaching out to it using one's hand.

   Ali mencuba capai buah yang di hujung dahan itu.

   Ali tried to get a hold of the apple at the edge of the branch.

3. to reach (a certain age).

   Umurnya sudah hampir mencapai 100 tahun.

   His age is nearly reaching a 100 years old.

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Verb

capai

1. second-person plural imperative of capar