Topik 14—Benteng Pelindung

Please note that all vocabulary items printed in bold may appear in an exam


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bénténg fortification, fortress
lindung, pe- protector, guard
runtuh collapse, disintegrate, fall apart. ~ sudah (see the explanation below))
sudah Normally sudah preceeds the word it modifies, i.e. sudah runtuh 'has already collapsed'. In rare cases sudah can follow the word it modifies, indicating that the action is irreversible, i.e. runtuh sudah 'has collapsed for ever'.
salah satu one of (two or more)
sebab, peny- cause
masuk, -nya penetration (cf Kegiatan 2a)
serbu, -an attack
gelombang long rolling waves
darat, -an land (as opposed to ocean)
wilayah (administrative) district
lagi again, tidak lagi, no longer
bakau mangrove
kurang, -nya the lack (of). (cf. Kegiatan 2a)
jalur jalur hijau, green belt
tahan, pen- s.t. which holds back, protects against
ombak wave, surf
penahan ombak breakwater
   
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rusak, -nya destruction (cf. Kegiatan 2a)
hilang, -nya loss (cf. Kegiatan 2a)
kawasan district, region, area
saat saat ini, at this moment
kitar, se- approximately
66,86 66.68 [66,68 is read as enam puluh enam koma delapan puluh enam. Indonesian uses a decimal comma rather than a decimal point!]
persén percent
héktar hectare
utama, ter- specially
   
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akibat consequence, outcome
ulah comportment, behavior, caprice
manusia men, mankind
baik...maupun both...and
cara, se- in a ... manner. Secara can adverbalise adjectives (cf. Sneddon 2.169)
langsung direct. ~ langsung directly
desak, -an urge
butuh, ke-an need
dorong, men- to push
babat, mem- to clear (a forest), to fell
manfaat, me-kan to utilise
arang charcoal
kayu bakar fire wood
luas, per-an expansion
aréal area, site
tambak aquaculture pond
   
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babat, pem-an clearing, felling
besar, 2-an large scale, massive
udang shrimp
windu udang windu, k.o. shrimp
tanam, -an plant
   
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pola pattern
dukung, men- to support
hasil, meng-kan to produce
ton, berton-ton in tons, by the ton, tons and tons
kenang, -an remembrance, recollection. Here: a memory from the past
milik owned by
warga resident, members of the (local) community
sedikit demi sedikit bit by bit, gradually, progressive
kikis, ter- eroded
makin, se- to keep on, do s.t. more and more, increasingly
jadi, menjadi-jadi to increase, get worse
ubah, ber- berubah menjadi to change/turn into
harus, se-nya should have (but didn't)
tahan, men- to hold back, constrain
capai, men- to reach
   
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ahli specialist
muka, menge-kan to bring forward, utter, express. Here: he said
bencana natural disaster
hendak, -nya should
ingat, meng-kan to remind
akan for (the purpose of). The preposition akan should not be confused with the temporal marker akan.
penting, -nya importance
tidak, se-nya at least
wilayah region, district, zone
   
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sadar, ke-an awareness
akan for (the purpose of)
kesadaran akan pentingnya an awareness for the importance of
manfaat, ber- useful
cegah, men- to prevent
kikis, peng-an erosion
kembang-biak, ber- to breed
lindung, ber- to seek shelter, protection