tanggung jawab

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• tanggungjawab (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Etymology

Compound of tanggung (“to bear”) +‎ jawab (“to answer”), inherited from Malay tanggungjawab.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌtaŋ.ɡʊŋ ˈd͡ʒa.wap̚]

Noun

tanggung jawab (first-person possessive tanggung jawabku, second-person possessive tanggung jawabmu, third-person possessive tanggung jawabnya)

1. responsibility.

   Synonym: pertanggungjawaban

Verb

tanggung jawab

1. to being responsible

Conjugation

Conjugation of tanggung jawab (meng-, intransitive)
Root	tanggung jawab
	Active	Involuntary	Passive	Imperative	Jussive
Active	menanggungjawab	tertanggungjawab	ditanggungjawab	tanggungjawab	tanggungjawablah
Locative	menanggungjawabi	tertanggungjawabi	ditanggungjawabi	tanggungjawabi	tanggungjawabilah
Causative / Applicative1	menanggungjawabkan	tertanggungjawabkan	ditanggungjawabkan	tanggungjawabkan	tanggungjawabkanlah
	Causative
Active	mempertanggungjawab	terpertanggungjawab	dipertanggungjawab	pertanggungjawab	pertanggungjawablah
Locative	mempertanggungjawabi	terpertanggungjawabi	dipertanggungjawabi	pertanggungjawabi	pertanggungjawabilah
Causative / Applicative1	mempertanggungjawabkan	terpertanggungjawabkan	dipertanggungjawabkan	pertanggungjawabkan	pertanggungjawabkanlah
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

• bertanggung jawab

 

• tanggung jawab mutlak
• tanggung jawab sosial perusahaan
• tanggung jawab wajib pajak

 

Further reading

• “tanggung jawab” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.