menawar
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
mênawar
- to ward off, remove or neutralize the effect of something (such as poison, spell, etc.)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
mênawar
- to bargain
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of tawar (meng-, transitive) | |||||
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Root | tawar | ||||
Active | Involuntary | Passive | Imperative | Jussive | |
Active | menawar | tertawar | ditawar | tawar | tawarlah |
Locative | – | – | – | – | – |
Causative / Applicative1 | menawarkan | tertawarkan | ditawarkan | tawarkan | tawarkanlah |
Causative | |||||
Locative | – | – | – | – | – |
Causative / Applicative1 | mempertawarkan | terpertawarkan | dipertawarkan | pertawarkan | pertawarkanlah |
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
- “menawar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.