memaafkan

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay memaafkan, from Classical Malay memaafkan, mema'afkan. Equivalent to maaf +‎ meng- -kan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mə.ma.af.kan/
  • Hyphenation: me‧ma‧af‧kan

Verb

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memaafkan (passive dimaafkan, kumaafkan, kaumaafkan, benefactive maafkan, imperative maafkanlah)

  1. (transitive) forgive mistakes et cetera don't assume wrong etc. anymore
    Ia telah memaafkan kesalahanku.
    He has forgiven my mistakes.
  2. (transitive) condone

Conjugation

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Conjugation of maaf (meng-, transitive)
Root maaf
Active Involuntary 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

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