The affix ke-an has a passive tone. It can mean “to be caught by” or “to be overcome by”. Many times the doer or the object that caused it is not mentioned, because it’s not known or it’s deliberately not mentioned.
- Saya kedinginan karena AC.
- I suffered from the cold because of the air conditioner.
- Dia kehujanan kemarin.
- She was caught in the rain(yesterday).
- Soal itu ketahuan oleh orangtuanya.
- The matter was found out by his parents.
- Saya kehabisan uang.
- I ran out of money.
- Tadi malam saya kecurian dompet.
- Last night my wallet was stolen.
Note:
The characteristic of the Passive Sentence is the use of prefix di-, ter- and ke- and the suffix -an or -kan in verbs.
Transitive sentences can be transformed into passive sentences by:
- making the object of the active sentence become the subject of the passive sentence
- replacing the prefix me- with di-, ter- and ke- (see prefix chapter)
- making the subject of the active sentence become the agent.