selama

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay selama, from affixation of se +‎ lama.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səˈlama/ [səˈla.ma]
  • Rhymes: -ama
  • Syllabification: se‧la‧ma

Preposition

selama

  1. during
    Synonyms: segenap waktu, semasa

Conjunction

Conjugation of {{{2}}}{{{3}}} ({{{1}}}-, intransitive)
root {{{2}}}{{{3}}}
active passive basic
imperative 		emphatic
jussive
reflective1 ordinary
ordinary
nominative {{{3}}} ter{{{2}}}{{{3}}} di{{{2}}}{{{3}}} {{{2}}}{{{3}}} {{{2}}}{{{3}}}lah
accusative / dative / locative – – – – –
perfective causative / applicative2 {{{3}}}kan ter{{{2}}}{{{3}}}kan di{{{2}}}{{{3}}}kan {{{2}}}{{{3}}}kan {{{2}}}{{{3}}}kanlah
causative
nominative – – – – –
accusative / dative / locative – – – – –
perfective causative / applicative2 memper{{{2}}}{{{3}}}kan terper{{{2}}}{{{3}}}kan diper{{{2}}}{{{3}}}kan per{{{2}}}{{{3}}}kan per{{{2}}}{{{3}}}kanlah

1 There is another form of reflective passive verb with affixation of ke- -an which is not included in the table. This form is only attested in active voice without causative affixation of per-.
2 The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

  1. as long as
    Selama mereka masih tertidur, aku bisa bermain dengan bebas. ― As long as they are still asleep, I can freely play.

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of se- (“as”) +‎ lama (“long (time)”).

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /səˈlamə/ [səˈla.mə]
  • Rhymes: -amə, -mə, -ə
  • (Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /səˈlama/ [səˈla.ma]
  • Rhymes: -ama, -ma, -a
  • Hyphenation: se‧la‧ma

Preposition

selama (Jawi spelling سلاما)

  1. for (a specific duration of time).
    Synonym: untuk
    Dia tinggal di London selama dua tahun. ― He lived in London for two years.
    Mesyuarat itu berlangsung selama tiga jam. ― The meeting lasted for three hours.
  2. during; throughout.
    Synonym: sepanjang
    Selama tempoh itu, banyak perubahan telah berlaku. ― During that period, many changes occurred.

Conjunction

selama (Jawi spelling سلاما)

  1. while; as long as.
    Synonyms: selagi, sementara
    Selama kamu berada di sini, kamu mesti ikut peraturan. ― As long as you are here, you must follow the rules.

Derived terms

Affixations

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: selama (inherited)

Further reading

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