Beli: - kata akar (root word) kepada membeli - It could be a noun as well e.g - Barang-barng itu dibeli semalam - Beli satu percuma satu Membeli: - kata laku/perbuatan (action) yang mana "beli"(kata akar) digabungkan dengan imbuhan "mem"(augmentation) = membeli - And it could be a verb as well. e.g Kakak saya telah membeli sebuah komputer. I hope this will help you out :) Cheers!

yeahh..u r rite the difference : 'beli' = to buy 'membeli' = is buying 'mem' is used to show that u r doing something

@ kotakomputer, thank you for your great comment!!! \^o^/

I'm from Jakarta, frankly this not simple like this: 'beli' = to buy 'membeli' = is buying Beli is a short term of membeli, let me give u an example: - Saya beli baju - Saya membeli baju Both sentences are correct! What's the different? - Saya beli baju ... when you speak - Saya membeli baju ... when you write No one in Indonesia say "Saya membeli baju di pasar", instead we say .. "Saya beli baju di pasar". But when on a school we write "Saya membeli baju di pasar". But currently most Indonesia use "Saya beli ..." rahter than " Saya memberli ...".