Abstract
This paper investigates the syntax and semantics of two verbal suffixes in Indonesian. The two verbal suffixes are the suffix –kan and -i. Many linguists have studied the verbal suffix -kan, whereas the verbal suffix –i got less attention. This paper discusses the suffix –kan in conjunction with the suffix –i. The suffix –kan marks a causative verb, and the suffix –i a locative verb. A causative verb has A FIGURE object, whereas a locative verb has a GROUND object. The proposed analysis employing causative and locative alignment patterns showed a more revealing result of the main functions of the suffix –kan and –i.
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