Nouns and States with 'ke-...-an'

01

Nouns for Qualities and Situations

Around a describing word or a verb, it makes the noun for that quality or situation, much like English -ness or -ity.

• sehat healthy - kesehatan health
• ada to be there - keadaan situation, condition
• suka to like - kesukaan favourite

• kesehatan

  health

• kemacetan

  traffic jam

02

Something That Happens to You

With some words it describes something a person goes through, usually against their wishes and often more than they would like.

• dingin cold - kedinginan to be cold, to be freezing
• panas hot - kepanasan to be too hot
• tinggal to stay - ketinggalan to be left behind, to miss

• kedinginan

  to feel cold

03

Something You Can Hear

On dengar it means that something can be heard, and so that it sounds a certain way.

• dengar to hear - kedengaran to sound (like)

04

Learn These Whole

kemudian (then, after that) and kewarganegaraan (nationality) are built the same way, but are easiest to learn as they are.