prefix and suffix in indonesian (It is not my second lesson indonesian note, but just another note) awalan ke- dan akhiran -an (prefix ke- and suffix -an) i will explain these by english viewpoint not indonesian, so it is easy to learn. when we see at these group of words: strong, weak, still, pure when translated to indonesian: kuat, lemah, tenang, murni. let's see group of words below where have been modified: strength, weakness, stillness, purity. if we want to translate those to indonesian, just give "ke" at thebeginning and "an" at the end like below: kekuatan, kelemahan, ketenangan, kemurnian. may be my english is messy but I hope you got the point.