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"He said that I need to learn again."

Translation:Dia berkata bahwa saya perlu belajar lagi.

July 15, 2019



If I'm not mistaken, "ajar" is the root word for "belajar" and "pelajar". Then why is the active transitive verb for learning "mempelajari" and not "memajari"?


The word "memajari" doesn't exist, but "mengajari" (to teach someone) does. Me+ (word starting with a vowel) = me+ng+(word starting with a vowel).

"Mempelajari" means to study something.


Could “saya perlu belajar lagi” also be translated as “I need to study more” ?

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