menjadi

== Indonesian == === Alternative forms === mjd (text messaging) === Etymology === Inherited from Malay menjadi, from Classical Malay menjadi. By surface analysis, meng- +‎ jadi. Semantic loan from English into in sense of preposition that indicates transformation or transition. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /mənˈd͡ʒadi/ [məɲˈd͡ʒa.di] Rhymes: -adi Syllabification: men‧ja‧di === Verb === mênjadi active of jadi (“to become”) === Preposition === mênjadi into Near-synonym: (literal calque) kedalam == Malay == === Etymology === Affixation of men- +‎ jadi. === Pronunciation === (Literary Standard) IPA(key): /mənˈd͡ʒadi/ [məɲˈd͡ʒa.di] Hyphenation: men‧ja‧di === Verb === menjadi (Jawi spelling منجادي) to become; to turn into Ulat itu menjadi rama-rama. ― The caterpillar became a butterfly. to be (used in copulative sense) Dia menjadi guru di sekolah itu. ― He is a teacher at that school. to function; to work properly Synonym: berfungsi Kunci ini tidak menjadi. ― This key does not work. to happen; to take place Majlis itu akan menjadi pada hari Sabtu. ― The event will take place on Saturday. to work out; to succeed; to happen (to take place effectively) Antonyms: batal, gagal Rancangan kita tidak jadi. ― Our plan did not work out (did not happen). Majlis itu tetap jadi walaupun hujan. ― The event will still take place even though it is raining. to serve as; to act as; to be Siapa yang jadi pengerusi majlis? ― Who is acting as the chairperson? ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: menjadi (inherited) ==== Further reading ==== "menjadi" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017