Ter prefix i Superlative with ter Attached to

Ter~ prefix i) Superlative with ter~ Attached to adjectives to form superlative form of adjective – (same as paling + adjective) besar kotor tinggi terbesar or. . yang paling besar terkotor or. . Yang paling kotor tertinggi or. . Yang paling tinggi

ii) Stative verbs with ‘ter ~’ Stative = indicate a state or condition of the object. Disediakan prepared by tersedia prepared available Diletakkan placed by terletak sold by terjual polluted by tercemar is opened by terbuka is closed by tertutup located Dijual Dicemari Dibuka Ditutup sold polluted open closed

iii) Accidental verbs with ‘ter ~’ ter~ prefix is used to distinguish between deliberate and involuntary or accidental action. a) Bukunya ditinggal di rumah His book was left (deliberately) at home b) c) d) e) Bukunya tertinggal di rumah His book was left (unintentionally) at home Ari sering tertidur di kelas. Maaf, kopimu terminum oleh saya. Sampah itu terjatuh oleh wisatawan

iv) a) b) c) Abilitative verbs with ‘ter~’ Abilitative verbs with prefix ‘ter—” are used to indicate that the subject has ability to perform the action. In practice, however, these verbs are often negated by either tidak or bukan, indicating that the subject does not have the ability to perform the action. Mobil semahal itu tidak terbeli oleh saya. Masalah pencemaran sungai belum terpecahkan oleh pemerintah. (Picture s. o. trying to lift an overweight suitcase) Aduh ! Kopor ini tidak terangkat oleh saya.

l Ambiguity l l l with ‘ter~’ verbs The precise meaning of some verbs may be ambiguous e. g. terbawa = accidently taken or able to to carried e. g. abilitive ? Accidental ? Stative ? Rumah itu terbakar oleh anak-anak kecil yang bermain dengan korak api. Kasihan keluarga itu. Rumahnya terbakar habis. Rumah sebesar itu tidak terbuat oleh ayah saya. Rumah itu terbuat dari batu-bata dang genting