menjadi

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Inherited from Malay menjadi, from Classical Malay menjadi. Equivalent to meng- +‎ jadi.

• Semantic loan from English into in sense of preposition that indicates transformation or transition.

• IPA^(key): /mənˈd͡ʒa.di/, [məɲˈd͡ʒa.di]
• Hyphenation: mên‧ja‧di

menjadi

1. active of jadi (“to become”)

mênjadi

1. into

   Near-synonym: (literal calque) kedalam

   Potong kue nya menjadi delapan bagian yang sama untuk setiap orang.

   Cut the cake into eight equal pieces for everyone.

Affixation of men- +‎ jadi.

• (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /mənˈd͡ʒadi/ [məɲˈd͡ʒa.di]
• Hyphenation: men‧ja‧di

menjadi (Jawi spelling منجادي)

1. to become; to turn into.

   Ulat itu menjadi rama-rama. ― The caterpillar became a butterfly.

2. to be (used in copulative sense).

   Dia menjadi guru di sekolah itu. ― He is a teacher at that school.

3. to function; to work properly.

   Synonym: berfungsi

   Kunci ini tidak menjadi. ― This key does not work.

4. to happen; to take place.

   Majlis itu akan menjadi pada hari Sabtu. ― The event will take place on Saturday.

5. 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.

6. to serve as; to act as; to be.

   Siapa yang jadi pengerusi majlis? ― Who is acting as the chairperson?

• > Indonesian: menjadi (inherited)

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