| Last updated on: 14 Apr 2026 |
| Verb affixes are affixes that form verbs upon addition to root words. |
| Prefix (root word kerja - work) | |
| bêr- | Bekerja (To work / Working) |
| mêng- | Mengerjakan (To do / To perform / To execute) Note: In the active form, 'k' is dropped and replaced with 'ng'. |
| di- | Dikerjakan (To be done / To be performed — passive) |
| mêmpêr- | Memperkerjakan (To employ someone) |
| dipêr- | Diperkerjakan (To be employed by someone) |
| têr- | Terkerja (Accidentally worked / Able to work) Commonly: Terkerjakan (Something that can be accomplished). |
| Suffix | |
| -kan | Kerjakan (Do it! — imperative) |
| -i | Mengerjai (To play a prank on someone / To "work" someone over) |
| Circumfix | |
| bêr-...-an | Bekerjaan (Commonly used in Berpekerjaan — to have an occupation) |
| bêr-...-kan | Berkerjakan (To work based on / Using something) |
| mêng-...-kan | Mengerjakan (To perform/complete a task) |
| mêng-...-i | Mengerjai (To tease or trick someone) |
| mêmpêr-...-kan | Memperkerjakan (To give someone a job) |
| mêmpêr-...-i | Memperkerjai (Rare; usually Memperbaiki — to fix/improve) |
| kê-...-an | Pekerjaan (Job/Occupation; uses pe- base) or Kekerjaan (Work-relatedness — rare) |
| di-...-i | Dikerjai (To be tricked/pranked) |
| di-...-kan | Dikerjakan (To be executed/done) |
| dipêr-...-kan | Diperkerjakan (To be put to work) |
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