Language and Culture Notes
- In this lesson, there are a number of peN- nouns used. The prefix peN- when attached to a verb base creates a noun meaning the one who carries out the action of the verb. Thus, pengirim (from kirim) is ‘the one who sends’ and penerima (from terima) is ‘the one who receives’.
- Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan (SMK) is a vocational school at the high school level that offers many concentrations such as tourism (pariwisata), accounting (akuntansi), mechanical engineering (teknik mesin), marketing (pemasaran), office management (administrasi perkantoran) and informatics management (manajemen informatika). There are both public SMK and private SMK.
- The –an suffix when attached to a root verb creates a noun. In this lesson, for example, you find the words lamaran (application) based on the verb lamar (to apply) and lampiran (attachment) based on the verb melampirkan (to attach or enclose something).