menjalankan

Indonesian

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) men- +‎ jalan +‎ -kan

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: men‧ja‧lan‧kan

Verb

menjalankan (passive dijalankan)

1. to start (e.g. an engine, a car); to set in motion

   menjalankan mesin

   to start the engine

2. to drive (e.g. a car)

   Saya pun menjalankan mobil dengan kecepatan tinggi.

   I was driving the car at high speed.

3. to run or operate (e.g. a company, a business)

   menjalankan firma

   to operate a firm (a business)

4. to execute, to carry out (e.g. an order)

   Presiden menjalankan undang-undang.

   The President executes the law(s).

   Polisi menjalankan tugas.

   The police execute (perform) [their] duty.

   menjalankan perintah

   to carry out orders

References

• Sutanto Atmosumarto, A Learner's Comprehensive Dictionary of Indonesian (2004)
• Tuttle's Concise Indonesian Dictionary (1993)
• Srinawati Salim, Indonesian Dictionary & Phrasebook (2007)