dengan

dengan

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• dgn (abbreviation)

Etymology

From Malay dengan, from Classical Malay دڠن‎ (dĕngan), from Old Malay [script needed] (daṅan), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəŋan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də.ŋan/, [dəˈŋan]
• Hyphenation: dê‧ngan

Preposition

dêngan

1. with

   Aku berbicara dengan Martin.

   I talk with Martin.

   • 1986, “Kugadaikan Cintaku [I Pawn My Love]”, in Apel, performed by Gombloh:

     Kututupi telingaku dengan dua tanganku. Biarlah cepat berlalu dan kugadaikan cintaku.

     I close my ears with your two hands. Let (time) pass quickly and I pawn my love.

2. by (through the action of)
   • 2018 October 23, “Tingkatkan Jiwa Nasionalisme Dengan Sumbang Tenaga Dalam TMMD [Increase the Spirit of Nationalism by Contributing Energy in the TMMD]”, in Suara Merdeka‎, archived from the original on 24 October 2018:

     Om Djati panggilan akrabnya mengatakan kami anggota Hipakad sengaja terjun ke lokasi untuk bergabung dengan masyarakat dan Satgas TMMD ikut menyukseskan Program TMMD Reguler Ke-103 Kodim 0732/Sleman dengan menyumbangkan tenaga serta pikiran kami guna meningkatkan jiwa nasionalisme anak bangsa.

     Om Djati, which is his nickname, says that, "We, the (squad) members of Hipakad deliberately plunged to the location to join with the community and the TMMD Task Force also made successful the TMMD Program for the 103rd Regular Kodim 0732/Sleman by contributing our energy and minds to increase the spirit of nationalism of the nation's people."

3. with
   1. In the company of; alongside.

      Synonyms: bersama-sama, berserta

   2. In addition to.
   3. Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
   4. In regard to.

      Synonym: atas

Conjunction

Conjugation of dêngan ([[{{{1}}}-#Indonesian|{{{1}}}-]], intransitive)
Root	dêngan
	Active	Involuntary	Passive	Imperative	Jussive
Active	[[{{{3}}}#Indonesian|{{{3}}}]]	[[ter{{{2}}}{{{3}}}#Indonesian|ter{{{2}}}{{{3}}}]]	[[di{{{2}}}{{{3}}}#Indonesian|di{{{2}}}{{{3}}}]]	[[{{{2}}}{{{3}}}#Indonesian|{{{2}}}{{{3}}}]]	[[{{{2}}}{{{3}}}lah#Indonesian|{{{2}}}{{{3}}}lah]]
Locative	–	–	–	–	–
Causative / Applicative1	[[{{{3}}}kan#Indonesian|{{{3}}}kan]]	[[ter{{{2}}}{{{3}}}kan#Indonesian|ter{{{2}}}{{{3}}}kan]]	[[di{{{2}}}{{{3}}}kan#Indonesian|di{{{2}}}{{{3}}}kan]]	[[{{{2}}}{{{3}}}kan#Indonesian|{{{2}}}{{{3}}}kan]]	[[{{{2}}}{{{3}}}kanlah#Indonesian|{{{2}}}{{{3}}}kanlah]]
	Causative
Active	–	–	–	–	–
Locative	–	–	–	–	–
Causative / Applicative1	[[memper{{{2}}}{{{3}}}kan#Indonesian|memper{{{2}}}{{{3}}}kan]]	[[terper{{{2}}}{{{3}}}kan#Indonesian|terper{{{2}}}{{{3}}}kan]]	[[diper{{{2}}}{{{3}}}kan#Indonesian|diper{{{2}}}{{{3}}}kan]]	[[per{{{2}}}{{{3}}}kan#Indonesian|per{{{2}}}{{{3}}}kan]]	[[per{{{2}}}{{{3}}}kanlah#Indonesian|per{{{2}}}{{{3}}}kanlah]]
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.

1. and (used to connect two similar words, phrases, et cetera)

Further reading

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

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Malay

Alternative forms

• dgn (abbreviation)
• ngan (contraction)

Etymology

First attested in the Kedukan Bukit inscription, 683 CE, as [script needed] (daṅan), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəŋan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də.ŋan/, [dəˈŋän]
• Rhymes: -ŋan, -an

Preposition

dengan (Jawi spelling دڠن‎)

1. with
   • 2005 [2 Aug 1959], A. Samad Said, A. Samad Said: Sebuah antologi puisi yang menghimpunkan karya-karya selama setengah abad [A. Samad Said: An anthology of poems assembled from works spanning half a century], Utusan Publications, Tempat Lahir (Poem No. 58), page 85:

     Seperti kutahu, dari abad bahang ini, petaka mewabah
     di dada manusia dengan harapan cacar-cacar,
     menyambut dengan tangan sopak dan hati calar
     semua ledakan keinginan dengan darah bara

     As I know, from this scorching century, disaster spreads
     in the breasts of humans with everchanging hopes,
     greets with vitiligous hands and scratched hearts
     all thoughts exploding with raging blood

Descendants

• Indonesian: dengan

Conjunction

dengan (Jawi spelling دڠن‎)

1. and
   • 2017 April 12, Sim Y. H., “Erat silaturahim dengan sukan badminton [Strengthen bond of friendship through badminton sport]”, in Media Permata‎, archived from the original on 24 October 2018:

     Di samping itu, perlawanan persahabatan di antara pemain-pemain Bulu Tangkis Pengguna Dewan Lambak Kanan Brunei Darussalam dengan Pasukan Bulu Tangkis Pejabat Residen Bintulu diadakan pada 8 April di Dewan Kelab Kidurong Bintulu dengan perlawanan dimenangi oleh pasukan dari Negara Brunei Darussalam dengan kiraan 13-1.

     Besides that, the friendship tournament between players of the Badminton Users' of the Lambak Kanan Hall in Brunei Darussalam and the badminton team of the Residents' Office of Bintulu was held on the 8th of April at the Kidurong Club Hall of Bintulu and the match was won by the team from the country of Brunei Darussalam with a 13-1 score.

Further reading

• “dengan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.