Indonesian/Grammar/Verbs

Indonesian verbs do not change depending on tense, as in English. For example, English has different forms for "ate" (past tense) and "eat" (present tense), while Indonesian uses "makan" for both past and present. When it is important to specify time, Indonesian adds additional words that clarify the time, such as "sudah" (already), "masih" (still), and "akan" (will).

Indonesian	English	Notes
Baca	Read
Bangun	Wake up	literally the act of waking up
Buka	Open
Buang	Throw away	as in "throwing away the trash"
Bunuh	Kill
Gantung	Hang
Hapus	Erase
Jahit	Sew
Jalan	Walk
Makan	Eat
Masak	Cook
Minum	Drink
Lempar	Throw	as in "throwing the ball"
Pakai	Wear/Use
Robek	Tear
Lari	Run
Tanya	Ask
Tidur	Sleep
Tinju	Box	punching
Tulis	Write
Tutup	Close