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se – nya

If prefix se- is combined with repeated adjective and suffix -nya, it will give you a totally different meaning. In the example below, banyak means many. Therefore sebanyak-banyaknya means as many as possible.
Root WordSe + Repeated Adjective + Suffix -NyaMeaning
adaseada-adanyawhatever there is, as one finds it
baiksebaik-baiknyaas good as possible
banyaksebanyak-banyaknyaas many as possible
besarsebesar-besarnyaas big as possible, deeply great
burukseburuk-buruknyaat worst
cepatsecepat-cepatnyaas fast as possible
dikitsedikit-dikitnyaat the very least
enakseenak-enaknyaas one wishes, as one likes
eratseerat-eratnyaas tight as possible
habissehabis-habisnyato the bitter end
jadisejadi-jadinyawith all one’s might
kuatsekuat-kuatnyaas strong as possible
kurangsekurang-kurangnyaat least
lamaselama-lamanyaas long as possible, forever
mausemau-maunyaas one likes
pandaisepandai-pandainyano matter how good one is
tidaksetidak-tidaknyain any case

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