bertanya

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bərˈtaɲa/ [bərˈt̪a.ɲa]
• Rhymes: -aɲa
• Syllabification: ber‧ta‧nya

bertanya

1. to ask

• “bertanya”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Affixation of ber- +‎ tanya.

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /bərˈtaɲa/ [bərˈt̪a.ɲa]

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /bə(r)ˈtaɲə/ [bə(r)ˈt̪a.ɲə]
• Hyphenation: ber‧ta‧nya

bertanya

1. to ask (a question); to inquire.

   Dia bertanya tentang masa depan projek itu.

   He asked about the future of the project.

2. to question someone or something.

   Saya hanya bertanya, bukan menuduh.

   I was just asking, not accusing.

• > Malay: bertanya (inherited)

• "bertanya" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017