Breakdown of Pegawai memeriksa pasportnya dengan teliti.
dengan
with
pasport
the passport
pegawai
the officer
memeriksa
to examine
Questions & Answers about Pegawai memeriksa pasportnya dengan teliti.
What does Pegawai mean in this sentence?
Pegawai is a noun meaning “officer” or “official.” It refers to someone in a formal post (e.g., immigration officer, bank officer).
How is the verb memeriksa formed, and why does it start with me-?
In Malay, the me- prefix turns a noun or base verb into an active transitive verb. When the base begins with p, the prefix becomes mem- and you drop the initial p of the root.
- Root: periksa (to check/examine)
- Drop p, attach mem- → memeriksa (to check/examine actively)
What does the suffix -nya signify in pasportnya?
The suffix -nya can serve two roles:
1) Possessive pronoun: “his passport” or “her passport.”
2) Definite marker: “the passport.”
Without extra context, most readers take pasportnya as “his/her passport.”
Why is it spelled pasport with one s instead of passport?