menyatakan

Indonesian

Etymology

nyata +‎ meng- -kan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /məɲaˈtakan/ [mə.ɲaˈt̪a.kan]
• Rhymes: -akan
• Syllabification: me‧nya‧ta‧kan

Verb

menyatakan (active menyatakan, reflexive passive ternyatakan, ordinary passive dinyatakan, imperative nyatakan, emphatic-jussive nyatakanlah)

1. (transitive) to state
2. (transitive) to realize (to make seems real)

Further reading

• “menyatakan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

meng- +‎ nyata +‎ -kan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məɲatakan/
  • (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): [məɲatəkan]
• Rhymes: -an

Verb

menyatakan (Jawi spelling مڽاتاکن)

1. To explain; to make something clearer.

   Synonyms: menerangkan, menjelaskan

   Kesan Coriolis dinyatakan oleh Harith dengan pantas.

   The Coriolis effect was explained quickly by Harith.

2. To show; to make something able to be seen or heard.

   Synonyms: menampakkan, menunjukkan

   Wahai Tuhanku, nyatakanlah kebesaran-Mu supaya tidak terpesong kepercayaanku.

   Oh God, show me Your might so that my beliefs are not led astray.

3. To state or declare.

   Synonyms: memberitahu, melaporkan, memaklumkan

   Daniel sudah banyak kali menyatakan keinginannya untuk menukarkan bidang pengajiannya.

   Daniel has stated many times his desire to change his field of study.

Descendants

• Indonesian: menyatakan

Further reading

• "menyatakan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017