erti

See also: ērti and érti

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• eirtach, ertach

Etymology

From Middle High German er(ge)tac, from Old High German *ariōtag, from Gothic *𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 (*arjaus dags), a calque of Ancient Greek (ἡμέρα) Ᾰ̓́ρεως ((hēméra) Áreōs, “(day of) Ares”). Cognate with German Ertag, Mòcheno eirta, Cimbrian èrtag.

Noun

erti m

1. (Timau) Tuesday

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अर्थ (artha, “meaning, wealth”) via Malay erti. Doublet of arta, arti, and harta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ərˈti/
• Hyphenation: êr‧ti

Noun

erti (first-person possessive ertiku, second-person possessive ertimu, third-person possessive ertinya)

1. (obsolete) meaning

   Synonyms: arti, makna

Verb

erti (active mengerti, passive dimengerti)

1. to understand

   Synonym: paham

Usage notes

• This verb has irregular formation and function
• The function is not regular because it always uses the suffix meng- anywhere in the sentence (even in OSV sentences the affix is used, so it is considered ungrammatical if it is not used in any situation, unlike Indonesian verbs in general), for example:
  • Aku bisa mengerti pembelajaran dalam buku ini (SVO)
  • Pembelajaran dalam buku ini bisa aku mengerti (OSV)
• Compare the word paham, which does not always use the affix meng- (it is considered ungrammatical if the affix is used in OSV sentences, just like Indonesian verbs in general), for example:
  • Aku bisa memahami pembelajaran dalam buku ini (SVO)
  • Pembelajaran dalam buku ini bisa aku pahami (OSV)
• The formation is also irregular for the same reason, so the passive form are formed as dimengerti instead of the expected *dierti

Conjugation

Conjugation of erti (meng-, intransitive, irregular)
Root	erti
	Active	Involuntary	Passive	Imperative	Jussive
Active	mengerti	–	dimengerti	erti	–
Locative	–	–	–	–	–
Causative / Applicative1	mengertikan	–	dimengertikan	ertikan	–
	Causative
Active	–	–	–	–	–
Locative	–	–	–	–	–
Causative / Applicative1	–	–	–	–	–
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: See the explanation below Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• berpengertian
• ertikan
• kemengertian
• pengertian

 

Further reading

• “erti” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛr.ti/, (traditional) /ˈer.ti/
• Rhymes: -ɛrti, (traditional) -erti
• Hyphenation: èr‧ti, (traditional) ér‧ti

Participle

erti m pl

1. masculine plural of erto

Adjective

erti

1. masculine plural of erto

b

Anagrams

• Reti, etri, irte, iter, reti

Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अर्थ (artha, “meaning, wealth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ərˈti/

Verb

erti (active ngerti)

1. to understand

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit अर्थ (artha, “meaning”). Doublet of reti and harta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ərˈti/, [ərˈt̪i]
• Rhymes: -ti, -i
• Hyphenation: er‧ti

Noun

erti (Jawi spelling ارتي, plural erti-erti, informal 1st possessive ertiku, 2nd possessive ertimu, 3rd possessive ertinya)

1. meaning

   Synonyms: makna, maksud

Verb

erti (used in the form mengerti, Jawi spelling مڠرتي, 3rd person passive dimengerti)

1. to understand

   Synonym: faham

   Saya tak mengerti apa dia katakan.

   I don't understand what he's saying.

Usage notes

• This verb is an irregular verb whereby mengerti is the word stem for the third person passive form of this word, not erti, thereby forming third person passive dimengerti, not *dierti.

Alternative forms

• reti (informal)

References

• Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 1994, →ISBN, pages 234-5
• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “ارت ĕrti”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek‎^[1], John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 5
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ارتي‎ ĕrti”, in A Malay-English dictionary‎^[2], Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 9
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “ĕrti”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised)‎^[3], volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 309

Further reading

• “erti” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.