Jika lampu berkedip lagi, saya akan hidupkan lampu suluh.

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Breakdown of Jika lampu berkedip lagi, saya akan hidupkan lampu suluh.

• akan: will
• jika: if
• lagi: again

Questions & Answers about Jika lampu berkedip lagi, saya akan hidupkan lampu suluh.

Why does the sentence start with jika?

Jika means if and introduces the condition.

So in this sentence:

Jika lampu berkedip lagi,
= If the light flickers again,

A learner should also know that jika is a bit more formal or neutral in writing. In everyday speech, many people would also say kalau.

• Jika lampu berkedip lagi... = more formal/standard
• Kalau lampu berkedip lagi... = very common in conversation

Both are correct.

What does berkedip mean, and why does it have ber-?

Berkedip is the verb to blink / flicker.

The base idea is kedip, which relates to blinking. The prefix ber- often makes a verb that describes something doing an action by itself or being in that state.

So:

• kedip = blink
• berkedip = to blink / to flicker

In this sentence, lampu berkedip means the light is flickering/blinking.

This is a natural way to describe a light that keeps flashing or flickering. English speakers often notice that Malay uses prefixes like ber-, meN-, and di- where English just changes word class without extra marking.

What does lagi mean here?