1) The document discusses the correct usage of the Indonesian prefix "Me-" when added to base words. 2) Depending on the initial letter of the base word, "Me-" may change form to "Mem-", "Men-", "Meng-", or "Meny-". 3) Exceptions exist for base words beginning with consonant clusters, where the prefix does not change form. The document provides many examples of words following each rule.

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Indonesian
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almost perfect. Prefiks Me-

2. Anis Fitriyana
The Student of English Departement
International Class 2011 of
State Institute For Islamic Studies

3. Prefix Me- to the correct
spelling and writing
Remember!!! Prefix Me- to be changed or
fixed, depending on the initial letter followed
basic words.
Case examples of the prefix Me + Base word
is mengkonsumsi and menyoblos that word is
often used although incorrect. In fact, that is
true mengonsumsi and mencoblos. These two
words represent just a sample of the words to
which the fate of the writing

4. Invented spelling beginning with Me- will have two events,
namely the prefix Me- and base word. The main thing to keep in
mind when going to write a word invented beginning with Me- is to
know “basis of the initial letter word”
A. Changes to the prefix Me-
1. Prefix Me- does not changes
Me + base word beginning with the letter l, m, n, r,w, y
Examples:
me + lipat = melipat
me + makan = memakan
me + rakyat = merakyat
me + nanti = menanti
me + yakin + i = meyakini

5. 2. Prefix Me- to turn into Mem
Me + base word beginning with the letter b, f, p, v
Examples:
me + basmi = membasmi
me + foto = memfoto
me + pikat = memikat (lihat juga B, 2)
me + veto = memveto
but for the words that comprise one syllable
me + bor = membor atau mengebor
me + bom = membom atau mengebom

6. 3. Prefix Me- to turn into men
Me + base word beginning with the letter c, d, j, t, z
Examples:
me + contek = mencontek
me + dorong = mendorong
me + jauh = menjauh
me + tusuk = menusuk (lihat juga B, 3)
me + zina + i = menzinai
But for the words that comprise one syllable
me + cor = menbor atau mengecor
me + cap = mencap atau mengecap

7. 4. Prefix Me- to turn into meng
Me + base word beginning with the letter
vowels, g, h
Examples:
me + ajak = mengajak
me + ejek = mengejek
me + isolasi = mengisolasi
me + orbit = mengorbit
me + ubah = mengubah
me + gunung = menggunung
me + hukum = menghukum
me + kilap = mengilap (lihat juga B, 1)

8. 5. Prefix Me- to turn
into meny
(see also B, 4)
Me + base word beginning with the letter s
Examples:
me + sembah = menyembah
me + sortir = menyortir
me + sikap + i = menyikapi

9. B. Change the first letter of the base word
Initial letter words that will change the base are the letters
k, p, t, s which will be changes.
1. Initial letter word k changes into ng
Examples:
me + konsumsi = mengonsumsi
me + kapur = mengapur
me + kaca = mengaca
But to say that the letter form consonant cluster does
not yield
me + khayal = mengkhayal
me + khitan = mengkhitan
me + khianat + i = mengkhianati

10. 2. Initial letter word p changes into m
Examples:
me + pukul = memukul
me + pilih = memilih
me + potong = memotong
me + popular + kan = memopulerkan
But to say initial letters form consonant cluster
does not yield
me + protes = memprotes
me + produksi = memproduksi
me + prakarsa + i = memprakarsai

11. 3. Initial letter words t changes into n
Examples:
me + tuju = menuju
me + tabrak = menabrak
me + toleransi = menoleransi
me + target = menarget
me + telantar + kan = menelantarkan
me + tarikh + kan = menarikhkan
me + tabulasi = mentabulasi
me + tablig + kan = mentabligkan
For the initial letters form words consonant cluster does not
yield
me + traktir = mentraktir
me + tradisi = mentradisi

12. 4. Initial letter word s changes into ny
Examples :
me + sisir = menyisir
me + sobek = menyobek
me + susun = menyusun
me + salat + i = menyalati
me + sejahtera + kan = menyejahterakan
But to say the initial letters form consonant cluster does not
yield
me + syukur + i = mensyukuri
me + standar + kan = menstandarkan
me + syariat + kan = mensyariatkan

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