(a) There are two words in Malay for “go”:
jalan describes the action of going as being in progress, as,
jalan lkas, go quickly, that is, go at a rapid pace.
pergi views the going as a single action, as,
pergi lkas, go quickly, that is, go immediately.
(b) The words pergi and jalan cannot be used in such expressions as, go in, go out, go up, go down, go home, etc., each of these ideas being expressed by a single Malay word, as follows, masok, kluar, naik, turun, pulang. Each of these five words expresses the idea of coming as well as going; they must therefore also be used for come in, come out, etc.
(c) In Malay the object when it is a pronoun is often omitted: as, sahya sudah dapat, I have found it. Similarly such words as “some” and “one” are not translated when they form the object of the sentence; as, pergi chari, go and look for one; sahya sudah kirim, I have sent some.
(d) In Malay no conjunctions need be used between verbs, as, pergi panggil, go and call him; naik turun, rising and falling.
VOCABULARY.
VERBS. |
suka, rejoice, be glad, like. |
| bangun, rise, get up. | suroh, order, tell. |
| chari, seek, look for. | tinggal, reside, remain, live. |
| dapat, find, get, receive. | trima, receive. |
| fikir, think. | turun, go down, come down. |
| jatoh, fall. | |
| kirim, send (small things). | NOUNS. |
| kluar, go out, come out. | bukit, hill. |
| masok, enter, go in, come in. | jarom, needle. |
| naik, go up, come up. | lobang, hole. |
| nanti, wait. | mata, eye. |
| panggil, call, send for. | pasar, market. |
| pergi, go. | prigi, well. |
| pindah, move, change position. | negri, town. |
| pulang, go home, come home. |
EXERCISE IX.
1 If you go too quickly you will perhaps fall. 2 Call the cook and tell him to come up. 3 Tell the carpenter to wait here. 4 I think he has not yet returned from the market. 5 I want to get up at a quarter to six to-morrow morning. 6 A rat could go into that hole. 7 Send this letter to your father, he will certainly
