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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

IndonesianEnglish
berhak untukto be allowed to
berguna untukto be used for
menyalahkan diri sendirito blame oneself
meminta bantuanto call upon
terusto carry on doing
memilih untukto choose to
kembalito come back
masukto come in
tidak memerlukanto do without
memperkirakanto expect
mengisito fill in
kesulitan untukto find it hard to
selesaito finish doing
lupa untukto forget to
naikto get on
menimbulkanto give rise to
melakukannyato go about it
masuk kembalito go back inside
berpacaran denganto go out with
melewatito go through
baru sajato have just done
membantu untukto help to
memberitahukanto inform of
belajar untukto learn to
mengurusto look afterTake charge of
memandangto look at
mencarito look for
memperhatikanto pay attention to
mengatasi kesulitanto pull through
menoleransito put up with
menyadarito realiseBecome aware of something
pulihto recover
mengandalkanto rely on
ingatto remember
mulai melakukanto start doing
berhentito stop
melepasto take off
memahamito work out

Level 2: medium 36 words

IndonesianEnglish
setuju untukto agree to
tertarik padato be interested in
terpaksato be obliged to
bangga akanto be proud of
sadar akanto become aware of
menenangkan dirito calm down
menyusulto catch up
terjadito come about
memutuskan untukto decide to
bermimpi tentangto dream of
mendorong untukto encourage to
berpakaianto get dressed
salahto get it wrong
menikahto get married
bersiap untukto get ready to
bangunto get up
menyerahto give up
membagikanto hand out
bersenang-senangto have fun
menahanto hold back
berniat untukto intend to
merawatto look afterSee to someone’s well-being
bertekadto make up one’s mind
merapikanto put away
menundato put off
menunjukkanto show evidence of
berpisahto split up
berhenti melakukanto stop doing
menanganito tackle
memperhitungkanto take into account
merenungkanto think over
mempercayaito trust
menolakto turn down
mematikanto turn off
menggunakanto use
terbangunto wake up

Level 3: hard 26 words

IndonesianEnglish
berisikoto be likely to
mewaspadaito be wary of
peduli padato care about
bertemu secara kebetulanto come across
pantas untukto deserve to
mengabdikan dirito devote oneself to
tertidurto fall asleep
memaksa untukto force to
marahto get angry
bosanto get bored
mengulang pelajaranto go over
terlukato hurt oneself
bersikeras padato insist on
mengundang untukto invite to
menantikanto look forward to
mencari di kamusto look up
mengejekto make fun
berusaha sendirito manage
menentangto oppose
mengenakanto put on
menyesalto regret
mencurigaito suspect
mengambil tanggung jawabto take charge of
mempekerjakanto take on
mempertimbangkanto think of
melepas pakaianto 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?
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