berarti

Indonesian

Etymology

ber- +‎ arti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈrar.ti/
• Rhymes: -ti
• Hyphenation: bê‧rar‧ti

Verb

bêrarti (not conjugatable)

1. (transitive) to mean (to convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea))

Adjective

bêrarti (comparative lebih berarti, superlative paling berarti, equative seberarti)

1. synonym of bermakna (“meaningful”)

Ternate

Etymology

From Malay berarti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /be.ˈɾaɾ.ti/

Verb

berarti

1. (stative) to have meaning, to signify

Conjugation

Conjugation of berarti
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	toberarti	foberarti	miberarti
2nd	noberarti	niberarti
3rd	Masculine	oberarti	iberarti, yoberarti†
Feminine	moberarti
Neuter	iberarti
† - archaic

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

West Makian

Etymology

From Malay berarti, possibly through Ternate berarti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /be.ˈrar.t̪i/

Verb

berarti

1. (stative) to mean, signify

Conjugation

Conjugation of berarti (stative verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tiberarti	miberarti	aberarti
2nd person		niberarti	fiberarti
3rd person	inanimate	iberarti	diberarti
	animate	maberarti
imperative		—, berarti	—, berarti

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics