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Mental Verbs are a Type of Verb in Indonesian Language, Here are Examples and Characteristics

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Kapanlagi.com - There are various types of verbs in the Indonesian language that are commonly known. One of them is mental verbs, which are verbs related to responses and attitudes towards decisions, understanding, feeling, planning, or discoveries.

According to the definition of verbs used to indicate a certain action or experience, mental verbs are not much different. Because mental verbs can express responses and actions about something.

Examples of mental verbs are often used in everyday conversations. For example, related to responses to a heartbreaking event when someone loses their valuable belongings. Where several responses can emerge to describe the condition, such as feeling sad, sincere, or crying.

Mental verbs also have several characteristics. The definition of mental verbs along with examples and characteristics can be found in the following review, which has been summarized by kapanlagi.com from various sources.

 

1. Understanding Mental Verbs

In Indonesian language, there are several types of verbs used to indicate an action, existence, or experience about something. Verbs in sentence construction serve to explain the actions or activities of the subject.

One type of verb that needs to be known is mental verbs. Mental verbs are verbs used to respond or express attitudes towards an event. More precisely, mental verbs are related to understanding, discovery, planning, or decision-making.

In short, mental verbs are used to express something that you can feel, guess, think, understand, observe, expect, decide, choose, believe, or be curious about. Mental verbs are also known as behavioral verbs, which express a certain state or event.

 

2. Example of Mental Verbs

After knowing what mental verbs are and their meanings, there are several examples of mental verbs. The following examples of mental verbs can help you understand the usage of mental verbs. The examples of mental verbs can be found in the discussion below.

- Happy

- Sad

- Refuse

- Believe

- Enjoy

- Laugh

- Enthusiastic

- Scold

- Think

- Sincere

- Desperate

- Cry

- Like

- Listen

- Worried

- Feel

 

3. Examples of Mental Verbs in Sentences

Some examples of mental verbs above are single words commonly used in constructing sentences. Meanwhile, examples of mental verbs in sentences can be found in the discussion below. Here are examples of mental verbs in a sentence.

- Sinta is happy to have entered the top three in the championship.

- Sasa is sad after her friend left for Bali.

- Doni refuses to leave his younger sibling.

- Dina believes in her ability to complete her work.

- Eri enjoys the beauty of the beach view.

- Ani and Budi laugh together while watching a comedy movie.

- Sania is enthusiastic about going to work in the morning.

- Mother scolds her younger sibling after spilling the food.

- Intan thinks about the scholarship offer to Australia.

- Caca sincerely accepts the loss of her gold jewelry last night.

- Tia cries over the loss of her beloved cat.

- Tio prefers tomato juice over melon juice.

 

4. Characteristics of Mental Verbs

There are several characteristics of mental verbs that need to be known. The characteristics of mental verbs can help you understand the meaning of mental verbs more easily. Just take a look at the following discussion about the characteristics of mental verbs.

- The characteristic of mental verbs explains about perception, for example, seeing or feeling.

- The characteristic of mental verbs is affectionate, such as liking or feeling love.

- The characteristic of mental verbs is related to words that can be perceived by the five senses.

- The characteristic of mental verbs has phrases that indicate something.

- The characteristic of mental verbs is related to the role of other people as triggers or the existence of certain phenomena.

 

5. Types of Verbs

Not only mental verbs, there are also other important types of verbs to know. These types of verbs can be seen through the following explanation. The types of verbs include transitive verbs, intransitive verbs, active verbs, and passive verbs.

1. Active Verbs and Passive Verbs

Active verbs are verbs that have prefixes me- or ber-. Usually, active verbs are used to describe activities performed by the subject as someone who does something. Examples of active verbs include cooking, running, and walking.

On the other hand, passive verbs are verbs that have prefixes di- or ter-. Passive verbs are used to describe activities that the subject is subjected to.

Some examples of passive verbs are eaten, drank, and forbidden.

2. Transitive Verbs and Intransitive Verbs

Transitive verbs are verbs that have objects. These verbs must be followed by an object in order for the sentence to be complete or meaningful. Examples of transitive verbs include giving, kicking, and cooking.

On the other hand, intransitive verbs are verbs that do not require an object. Therefore, sentences using intransitive verbs can already be understood in meaning even without using an object. Examples of intransitive verbs are crying, sitting, and daydreaming.

3. Base Verbs and Derived Verbs

Base verbs refer to the original form of a verb. In contrast, derived verbs are verbs that have undergone derivation or modification. The meaning of the verb is that it does not have a prefix and is only a basic word. Among the examples are drinking, running, eating, bathing.

Meanwhile, a derived verb is a verb that has a prefix. The prefixes can be mandatory, bound, free, duplication, or compound. Among the examples are landing, running, meeting, going on a pilgrimage, spinning around.

So that's the definition of a mental verb, which is a type of verb in Indonesian, complete with examples and characteristics. Some references to mental verbs above can help you understand the meaning of mental verbs.

Sources: liputan6.com, saintif.com, detik.com

 

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Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
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