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 Word | Se + Repeated Adjective + Suffix -Nya | Meaning |
| ada | seada-adanya | whatever there is, as one finds it |
| baik | sebaik-baiknya | as good as possible |
| banyak | sebanyak-banyaknya | as many as possible |
| besar | sebesar-besarnya | as big as possible, deeply great |
| buruk | seburuk-buruknya | at worst |
| cepat | secepat-cepatnya | as fast as possible |
| dikit | sedikit-dikitnya | at the very least |
| enak | seenak-enaknya | as one wishes, as one likes |
| erat | seerat-eratnya | as tight as possible |
| habis | sehabis-habisnya | to the bitter end |
| jadi | sejadi-jadinya | with all one’s might |
| kuat | sekuat-kuatnya | as strong as possible |
| kurang | sekurang-kurangnya | at least |
| lama | selama-lamanya | as long as possible, forever |
| mau | semau-maunya | as one likes |
| pandai | sepandai-pandainya | no matter how good one is |
| tidak | setidak-tidaknya | in any case |
