butuhkan
Butuhkan is an Indonesian transitive verb meaning to need or to require something. It is formed from the root butuh with the suffix -kan, which marks the verb as taking a direct object. In standard usage, the related form membutuh-kan or membutuh-kan? The common and widely used verbal form is membutuhan/membutuhkan, produced by adding the prefix me- to the root, and it conveys a more formal or explicit sense of needing.
In everyday language, butuh is often preferred for simplicity, as in saya butuh bantuan or saya butuh
- Butuhkan denotes requiring something that can be provided or supplied. It commonly partners with a direct
- Butuh is more colloquial; membutuhkan and membutuhkan are standard in formal writing and careful speech.
- Kebutuhan is the related noun for “need” or “necessity,” used to discuss essential requirements or unmet