Word
Kami memadamkan unggun api dan menyimpan kayu api.
Meaning
We extinguish the campfire and store the firewood.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Kami memadamkan unggun api dan menyimpan kayu api.
dan
and
kami
we
menyimpan
to store
unggun api
the campfire
Questions & Answers about Kami memadamkan unggun api dan menyimpan kayu api.
Why does the sentence use kami instead of kita?
Malay has two different words for we:
- kami = we, but not including the listener
- kita = we, including the listener
So Kami memadamkan unggun api... means the speaker is talking about their group, not the person being spoken to.
This is a very common thing English speakers ask about, because English we does not make this distinction.
What is the difference between memadamkan and padam?
Padam is the basic idea of being out, extinguished, or switched off.
Examples:
- Api itu padam. = The fire is out.
- Lampu itu padam. = The light is off.
Memadamkan is the verb to extinguish / to put out something.
It is built from:
- padam
- prefix meN-
- suffix -kan
So:
- padam = to be out / extinguished
- memadamkan = to cause something to go out, to extinguish it
In this sentence, memadamkan unggun api means to put out the campfire.
Why is there a -kan at the end of memadamkan?