boleh – Indonesian verb conjugation

Indonesian verb forms of boleh

Hyphenation: bo‧leh

Infinitive

boleh

Root

Active

Active

Locative

Causative / Applicative

Causative

Active

Locative

Translations

  • can, to be able
  • may, have permission to

    • Etymology

    From Malay boleh, which is derived from an earlier form bulih, from Proto-Malayic *mArulih. The change in the sound of this word can be reconstructed as follows: *mArulih > *mərulih > *bər-ulih > *brulih > bulih > boleh, from which the verb was derived. Doublet of beroleh and peroleh.

    Sample Sentences

    • Ini bukan salah mereka! Tunggu! Kau tak boleh ke Kota Danau ! Kau peduli... (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug)
    • `` Dan bahwa engkau diperbolehkan mendekat bersama-sama dengan semua saudaramu saudara mu bani Lewi ? ``And that you are allowed to approach together with all your brethren of the Levites? (Miscellaneous sources)

    Cognates

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