SpeakMorengartos is a Sundanese verb glossed as “understand (polite).” Spoken Sundanese often adds nasal prefixes such as nga-, ny-, and m- to verb roots, so listen for how speakers shape the word in full sentences. This is a polite (lemes) form, suited to elders, strangers, and formal settings.
In the SpeakMore Sundanese dictionary, ngartos is glossed as understand (polite). Meaning can shift with region, speech level, and context.
ngartos
To say “understand (polite)” in Sundanese, use ngartos.
ngartos means “understand (polite)” in Sundanese. It is listed as a verb in the Common Expressions topic cluster.
“understand (polite)” in Sundanese is ngartos. Use this page as a quick reference, then practise the word in short sentences and real conversation.
ngartos is a word used in Sundanese (Basa Sunda), a distinct language of West Java and Banten. Sundanese is separate from Indonesian and from Javanese, even though the languages share some vocabulary.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS