When the suffix -kan is attached to a ber- verb, the function is to form transitive verbs that are completed with a complement. Generally, verbs that use confix ‘ber-..-kan’ can be followed by a noun as its object since verbs with suffix ‘ber-‘ have syntactically different meaning.
Examples:
Root verb: mandi (to bath)
- Confix: ber + mandi + kan
- Malam ini langit bemandikan cahaya bintang.
- Tonight the sky is bathed in stars.
Root verb: dasar (base)
- Confix: ber + dasar + kan
- Berdasarkan kenyataan …
- Based on facts …