Indonesian vocabulary: verb patterns
To need, to be about to, to remember: the Indonesian verb phrases that keep coming back in conversation.
Here are 100 Indonesian words on “Verb patterns”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.
Level 1: easy 38 words
| Indonesian | English |
|---|---|
| berhak untuk | to be allowed to |
| berguna untuk | to be used for |
| menyalahkan diri sendiri | to blame oneself |
| meminta bantuan | to call upon |
| terus | to carry on doing |
| memilih untuk | to choose to |
| kembali | to come back |
| masuk | to come in |
| tidak memerlukan | to do without |
| memperkirakan | to expect |
| mengisi | to fill in |
| kesulitan untuk | to find it hard to |
| selesai | to finish doing |
| lupa untuk | to forget to |
| naik | to get on |
| menimbulkan | to give rise to |
| melakukannya | to go about it |
| masuk kembali | to go back inside |
| berpacaran dengan | to go out with |
| melewati | to go through |
| baru saja | to have just done |
| membantu untuk | to help to |
| memberitahukan | to inform of |
| belajar untuk | to learn to |
| mengurus | to look afterTake charge of |
| memandang | to look at |
| mencari | to look for |
| memperhatikan | to pay attention to |
| mengatasi kesulitan | to pull through |
| menoleransi | to put up with |
| menyadari | to realiseBecome aware of something |
| pulih | to recover |
| mengandalkan | to rely on |
| ingat | to remember |
| mulai melakukan | to start doing |
| berhenti | to stop |
| melepas | to take off |
| memahami | to work out |
Level 2: medium 36 words
| Indonesian | English |
|---|---|
| setuju untuk | to agree to |
| tertarik pada | to be interested in |
| terpaksa | to be obliged to |
| bangga akan | to be proud of |
| sadar akan | to become aware of |
| menenangkan diri | to calm down |
| menyusul | to catch up |
| terjadi | to come about |
| memutuskan untuk | to decide to |
| bermimpi tentang | to dream of |
| mendorong untuk | to encourage to |
| berpakaian | to get dressed |
| salah | to get it wrong |
| menikah | to get married |
| bersiap untuk | to get ready to |
| bangun | to get up |
| menyerah | to give up |
| membagikan | to hand out |
| bersenang-senang | to have fun |
| menahan | to hold back |
| berniat untuk | to intend to |
| merawat | to look afterSee to someone’s well-being |
| bertekad | to make up one’s mind |
| merapikan | to put away |
| menunda | to put off |
| menunjukkan | to show evidence of |
| berpisah | to split up |
| berhenti melakukan | to stop doing |
| menangani | to tackle |
| memperhitungkan | to take into account |
| merenungkan | to think over |
| mempercayai | to trust |
| menolak | to turn down |
| mematikan | to turn off |
| menggunakan | to use |
| terbangun | to wake up |
Level 3: hard 26 words
| Indonesian | English |
|---|---|
| berisiko | to be likely to |
| mewaspadai | to be wary of |
| peduli pada | to care about |
| bertemu secara kebetulan | to come across |
| pantas untuk | to deserve to |
| mengabdikan diri | to devote oneself to |
| tertidur | to fall asleep |
| memaksa untuk | to force to |
| marah | to get angry |
| bosan | to get bored |
| mengulang pelajaran | to go over |
| terluka | to hurt oneself |
| bersikeras pada | to insist on |
| mengundang untuk | to invite to |
| menantikan | to look forward to |
| mencari di kamus | to look up |
| mengejek | to make fun |
| berusaha sendiri | to manage |
| menentang | to oppose |
| mengenakan | to put on |
| menyesal | to regret |
| mencurigai | to suspect |
| mengambil tanggung jawab | to take charge of |
| mempekerjakan | to take on |
| mempertimbangkan | to think of |
| melepas pakaian | to undress |
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Frequently asked questions
- How many words are in this list?
- This page gives 100 Indonesian words on “Verb patterns”. The full topic holds 151 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.
- Which words should I start with?
- With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
- How can I remember this Indonesian vocabulary?
- By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
- Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?
- Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.
These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Indonesian vocabulary on iPhone.
